In Poland, 90% of the population and 58% of the territory will be within 5G coverage in 2023, according to the Analysys Mason report, carried out in cooperation with Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies. The report also shows that the investment in 5G will bring Poland benefits of around EUR 4.2 billion within a decade, and by 2040 the national economy will gain nearly EUR 17 billion from the implementation of the fifth generation network.
The report emphasizes that the average 5G frequency (3.5 GHz), which is necessary to ensure significant economic changes, especially in the digitization of industry, will cover 31% of the country’s population by 2025. Over the next 5 years, the range of the 3.5 GHz network will be there will already be 3/4 Poles and nearly half of our country’s territory.
As a result, the largest revenues to the national economy will be generated by smart factories and mining, EUR 3.4 billion and EUR 3.6 billion, respectively. On the other hand, the 5G coverage of rural areas will bring profits of EUR 8.6 billion, mainly due to the development of agriculture and the provision of broadband Internet in places so far difficult to access by traditional network infrastructure. This will require an additional investment of around € 1 billion, of which € 0.3 billion should come from public subsidies, it also said.
“Poland and Europe are on the threshold of a new era. With 5G networks to drive the tide of digital innovation, this connectivity is critical to post-pandemic recovery. To take full advantage of these opportunities, large-scale deployments, especially in frequency 3.5 GHz, “said Gabriel Solomon, head of Government Industry Relations at Ericsson in the European and Latin American region.
“Therefore, policymakers should accelerate frequency allocations for the 5G band and reduce the bottlenecks associated with the deployment of 5G infrastructure. An additional investment driver may be the introduction of specific tax breaks, or support for the private sector through targeted public subsidies, especially in rural areas,” added Solomon.
The economies of 27 countries surveyed in the EU as well as Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, thanks to the digital transformation based on 5G technology, may gain a total of EUR 250 billion.
“Poland contributes significantly to the construction of the fifth generation network thanks to R&D engineers from Ericsson in Kraków and Łódź and the production of 5G devices in Tczew.
Ericsson equipment has been ready to work in the 5G network since 2015. This is possible thanks to the upgrade to 5G via remote software installation. To date, more than 5 million 5G antennas have been sent to operators all over the world. The European Commission expects that by 2025 the member states will have extensive coverage of the 5G network. Ericsson currently has over 135 commercial 5G contracts, 83 of which are active networks operating in over 40 countries. Ericsson is also a leader in 5G standardization, with a majority stake for 4G and 5G. Considering the declarations made to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) applying the necessity filter, Ericsson is at the top of the 5G patent race. According to an analysis by the legal firm Bird & Bird, Ericsson holds the largest number of significant SEP (standard-essential patent) 5G patents in the world (15.8%).
Source: ISBnews
