5G Wireless Base Station Market Report 2026-2035
Around 30 % of base stations currently serve enterprise private networks, while near 40 % of new nodes are being deployed for dense-urban coverage. This dynamic
While China leads in sheer numbers, the U.S. is making steady progress. By late 2023, the country had between 150,000 and 200,000 active 5G base stations. The deployment strategy in the U.S. is different from China's, as it relies on private investment rather than government-led initiatives. Is this article too long?
Macro cells represented USD 22.9 billion and 61.3% of the 2024 5G base station market share, providing umbrella coverage and mobility anchor services. Yet small cells are forecast to expand at a 29.4% CAGR, pushing their slice of the 5G base station market size toward USD 50 billion by 2030.
As of February 2024, China has 851 million 5G mobile subscribers, nearly 60 percent of its population. 52 In July 2021, China had built 916,000 5G base stations. 53 As of September 2023, Chinese telecommunication operators had built 3.2 million 5G base stations in the country, nearly a 250 percent increase from 2021. 54
The U.S. has ambitious plans for 5G expansion, aiming to have more than 300,000 active base stations by 2025. This goal is being driven by investment from private telecom providers and government initiatives like the Rural 5G Fund. For businesses in the U.S., this means increasing access to high-speed connectivity.
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