On 4 November Industry Analyst and RMA Managing Director, Guy Redmill, chaired numerous panels at this year’s 5G Core Summit and presented his thoughts on “How 5G Changes the Value Chain in the Mobile Ecosystem” - and what this actually means.
The concept of private networks is not new – let’s face it, it’s what Wi-Fi and other LAN solutions have essentially been providing for years. However, 4G LTE and, more importantly, 5G offer significant revenue opportunities for service providers. On the flip side, private networks – and the lighter regulation of spectrum – is bringing a broad range of new players into the ecosystem, including infrastructure and network equipment providers, systems integrators, wireline and cable operators, as well as enterprises themselves.
COVID-19 brought trade shows to an abrupt halt with even the mighty Mobile World Congress delayed from its usual February slot to June 2021. But across the world the disease also brought a deeper appreciation of how vital fast and reliable connectivity is in the 21st century.
The road to 5G adoption is complicated and ever-evolving, and the scale and timing of new investments will be critical to 5G success.
