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Mobile World Live brings you our top three picks of the week, with Ericsson raising its 5G user forecast, KT shaking up its R&D team and Project Kuiper opting for AWS infrastructure.

Ericsson raised its forecast for global 5G subscriptions to 1.6 billion by the end of 2023 after estimating additions to total 610 million, reflecting a 63 per cent increase year-on-year.

Ericsson partnered with three Canadian universities for an R&D initiative focused on building cyber-resilient and secure networks through automation and AI for the detection and prevention of attacks on 5G and 6G networks.

The GSMA predicted rapid increases in data traffic across Europe in the next five years, citing a general expected increase in 5G adoption and migration to 4G in central and eastern European countries.

Dell’Oro Group reported the mobile core network market posted its lowest growth rate since Q4 2017 during Q3, due in part to an uncertain geopolitical climate and the fear of high inflation rates.

Across the world, 5G networks have popped up to deliver faster speeds and lower latency to power new consumer and enterprise applications, with ubiquitous coverage already reached in a number of countries.