Networks Spending on 5G to double despite the pandemic while legacy network infrastructure sector suffers – Gartner Also, half of the world’s 5G investment currently is spent by China 28 Jul 13:03 |

Worldwide spending on 5G is set to double in 2020, according to analyst house Gartner, in stark contrast to the wider cellular infrastructure sector, which will see revenues plummet overall. Spending on 5G kit is expected to hit $8.12bn, up 96 per cent from 2019’s $4.14bn. Meanwhile, infrastructure as a whole is set to decline 4.