The GSMA forecast mobile technologies and services will contribute $3.7 trillion to North America’s economy by 2030, more than double current figures.

Unveiled at MWC25 Las Vegas, the Mobile Economy North America 2025 report revealed that the mobile sector generated $1.6 trillion in economic value in 2024, equivalent to 5 per cent of the continent’s GDP, with its share forecast to rise to 10.2 per cent by the end of the decade.

5G accounted for 55 per cent of mobile connections across the continent last year, a figure forecast to reach 89 per cent by 2030 driven by surging enterprise use cases for AI, private networks and IoT. The mobile ecosystem supported 2.6 million jobs across North America in 2024, added the report.

The study also identified the US as the world’s largest 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) market, recording 11.6 million connections at the end of 2024, with the figure expected to exceed 25 million by 2030. In addition, mobile operators are projected to invest $348 billion in capital expenditure between 2024 and 2030 to advance next-generation connectivity.

Looking ahead, the GSMA predicted that 28 per cent of mobile-enabled growth will come from the services sector in the next six years, underlining how next-generation connectivity is reshaping traditional industries.

The industry association highlighted advances in open RAN, AI-driven networks and satellite connectivity as central to sustaining the region’s technological stronghold. It also pointed to robust spectrum policy, simplified regulation and cybersecurity resilience as critical enablers for continued growth.

GSMA’s report covered the US, Canada and the Caribbean.