GSMA: 6G connections to reach 2.4B by 2035

GSMA Intelligence forecasts 2.4 billion 6G connections by the end of 2035, up from roughly 50 million after initial launches in late 2030. 6G will pass 1 billion connections in 2033, while 5G is still expected to account for about 60% of global mobile connections in 2035.

• Forecast: 50M 6G connections in 2030 rising to 2.4B in 2035
• 6G to hit 1B connections in 2033 and 1.9B in 2034
• 5G to hold about 60% of connections in 2035, 6G 23%
• China to account for more than half of 6G connections in 2035