China

The GSMA predicts that 5G will overtake LTE as the dominant mobile technology in China in 2024, and the country is also expected to be the first to reach the milestone of 1 billion next-generation connections.

The US is ramping up efforts to try to thwart China’s progress in the semiconductor industry – crucial to everything from smartphones to weapons of war.

The Biden administration’s latest move to prevent China from gaining access to American technology that drives data centers and supercomputers may be the most extensive ever.