Last week, Ericsson released the results of a study on the economic prospects of 5G in the developing world. This identified significant potential economic growth driven by 5G, with 80% of that tied to midband spectrum deployments, and up to 90% linked to smart industry and smart agriculture services. The report, commissioned from management consulting firm Analysys Mason, is titled ‘The future value of mobile in emerging markets’ and points to the potential for economic growth associated with 5G mobile network infrastructure deployments, from fixed wireless access (FWA) to freight and logistics, smart factories and agriculture. Various 5G spectrum deployment models were considered and analyzed for their impact. Population distribution, existing infrastructure, and other governmental or national statistics were additionally…