5G TAKE-UP IN US MUCH FASTER THAN EARLIER TECHNOLOGIES: COUNTERPOINT

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The company’s research director, Jeff Fieldhack, said he had already spotted a sub- US$200 (A$255.60) 5G pre-paid device for sale - and it was not part of any promotion. The device in question was the motorola one 5G ACE. He contrasted this with 4G smartphones, pointing out that it had taken many years for these phones to reach “budget” territory. The first flagship 5G phones were sold in the US just two years ago. “In the past, we’ve been accustomed to seeing prime feature sets in premium only, with cheaper devices taking one or two generations to catch up,” Fieldhack observed. “It took years for 3G and 4G chipsets to make their way into the first budget and mid-end devices, let alone reach widespread scale.”