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If T-Mobile's merger with Sprint can help accelerate 5G deployments, while ensuring AT&T and Verizon also remain focused on the prize, then affordable 5G devices will flood the US market, the secondary market can realize lucrative returns from devices traded in and everyone will win.
As for how operators arrive at the 5G Core, there is a complex array of options. Indeed, the path to the 5G Core looks more like an epic labyrinth challenge.
A recent innovation in streaming data analysis is key to rapid solution of the capacity management problem in both 4G and 5G networks: digital twins that analyze streaming data on the fly.
Telco service providers want to move as quickly as possible to take advantage of the new revenue-generating opportunities. Delivering on the promise of 5G requires hosting applications and services at every MEC.
As hospitals and medical centers continue to innovate new treatments in their facilities to improve the outcomes of their patients, they are implementing using new cutting-edge technology – like augmented reality – that requires cross-industry collaboration.
In a world where access to the Internet and your data has become a necessity for every business, the new superfast Internet speeds and high-bandwidth efficiencies that these technologies will deliver are something worth getting excited about.
The convergence of 5G networks with industrial IoT and advanced automation will have a profound impact on the modern workforce. This change will bring faster and more accessible connectivity empowering mission critical use cases in remote locations, from manufacturing to construction, energy, farming and remote healthcare.
Infosys EVP and Global Head of Communications, Media & Technology, Anand Swaminathan, provides an in-depth overview of the transformative journey of communications, media and technology and what the future holds.