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During the COVID-19 crisis, to maintain contact with the outside world, communicate with family and friends, work and learn remotely and entertain ourselves, we are more dependent than ever on connectivity.
Although 5G will continue to roll out for several years to come, 2020 will be the year where it’s expected to prove its worth. With a solid foundation being built by significant providers and with more than 15 5G-equipped smartphones entering the market this year, 2020 could very well be the tipping point for adoption.
Thanks to collaborative efforts by the Broadband Forum, 3GPP and CableLabs, operators are starting to evaluate new architectures that allow fixed and mobile broadband access to be supported by a common 5G core network.
With the emerging 5G ecosystem, we are in the middle of a data revolution that has operators scrambling to overcome the challenges associated with having a centralized cloud computing environment. Edge computing promises to remedy these challenges.
Service providers have made huge investments in 5G, but there are still major questions surrounding its monetization. One certain opportunity lies with enterprises.