The telecommunication industry is preparing for the next technology upgrade cycle which will bring with it changes in lifecycle management and a focus on maximum capital efficiency. 5G will disrupt the RAN, core and edge network enabling 100X increase in bandwidth, ultra reliable low latency, and explosive growth in M2M connectivity. How can CSPs prepare for this disruption in their planning and operations to support industrial automation, virtual reality applications, and enhanced mobile broadband services? Learning from 4G It was a decade ago that 4G was launched and the promise of increased returns on capital investments did not materialize against business plans. In fact, in Europe and CALA, revenues declined. Today we are on the edge of another technology upgrade cycle that presents a similar difficult business case. 5G will require massive CAPEX investments in spectrum, radio upgrades, and fiber backhaul. These investments will be needed to support the bandwidth and latency requirements of new services that include autonomous vehicles, virtual reality applications, and gigabyte mobile broadband across a wide coverage area. Preparing for 5G Network cost for operators will increase between 50% and 300% in deploying 5G depending on geography and network technology deployed. How do CSPs prepare themselves […]