The GSMA also took a deeper dive by looking at when
people in key countries were thinking of upgrading to
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were in China, followed by the US. In this survey, it’s
British consumers who turned out to be the least
thrilled about 5G, with only 11 percent wanting to
switch to 5G “as soon as it’s available.”
The report doesn’t speculate about why English-
speaking countries are so much less enthusiastic about
5G than China and Korea are, but I have my own
speculation about the US. While in China, 5G is
available from all three major carriers on a wide range
of phones, 5G here in the US is insanely confusing—it’s
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performance, and only a few expensive phones are
currently available.
The GSMA surveyed more than 38,000 people in 36
countries between August and December of 2019.
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The GSMA also
took a deeper
dive by looking
at when people
in key
countries were
thinking of
upgrading
to 5G.