In the UK we have a 5G Testbeds and Trials programme funded by the government which is tasked with discovering the business case(s) for 5G. You can find a lot of information on the programme at
www.uk5G.org. We have funded trials across a wide range of sectors and use cases, and even ahead of the full availability of the range of 5G capable equipment (that should start to emerge this year), our trial projects have seen significant - and often unexpected - value from 5G applications/use cases. Low-cost mmWave mesh networks to support healthcare in economically deprived city areas, cost-effective rural connectivity, counting sheep using drones, managing salmon farms off Orkney have all figured. The more expected (but no less challenging high-speed automotive, Industry 4.0 and AR/VR tourism use cases have also been demonstrated successfully.
Alongside these demand-side trials we've also seen very significant work done to drive down deployment costs through reducing barriers in legislation and especially local authority practices to encourage mobile and fixed network operators to invest. Historically the 500+ Local Authorities (LAs) in the UK have operated independently, meaning that each of our 4 mobile operators had to deal with 500 different processes to roll out and maintain networks. Now we see LAs starting to harmonize and automate their processes for issuing permits and negotiating site access/rentals - this can have a dramatic impact on costs and timescales.
5G is about much more than the radio interface of the mobile network. It signals the move to convergence of mobile and fixed networks, with common core functions which are increasingly virtualised and software defined in all parts of the network. This again should have a radical impact on the cost of ownership, and create opportunities for new business models and increased infrastructure sharing. Trials show that private and hybrid networks (fixed and wireless) are likely to become popular - giving rise to the need for a new generation of software products able to manage such hybrid networks for telcos and enterprises. The US has already seen the rise of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) in rural areas, and we can expect to see these elsewhere. Just because a national operator doesn't see a business case for rolling out networks doesn't mean there isn't local demand, but there may well be a need for different approaches to deployment and operation. Liberalised spectrum approaches and lower cost software defined networks can be the key to making these work.
Do take a look at
www.uk5G.org - it's free to join for anyone across the world.
Views expressed here are personal.
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Tony Sceales
Department for Culture Media & Sport
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Original Message:
Sent: Mar 06, 2020 02:38
From: Cato Rasmussen
Subject: Top 5G monetization use cases for Telcos , from both consumer and enterprise market perspective
Yes, they actually did and still do. Where is Uber if the internet stops working? 😁
To get a digital ecosystem working Telco services are fundamental. Any opportunity expanding on that? I would think so.
But it will not find it by spinning old ideas and brushing dust off old approaches and business cases.
Telco's need new ideas. I am afraid those new ideas will not come from middle-aged men in grey suits, neither from staff who have annual measurements and job reviews.
Nor do I think it will be helpful offering opinions left, right and centre. Establish a format where new ideas can be captured, prioritised. Ideas should be hypothesised and tested for desirability before embarking on feasibility.
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Cato Rasmussen
Independent
Original Message:
Sent: Mar 05, 2020 03:48
From: Mike Wood
Subject: Top 5G monetization use cases for Telcos , from both consumer and enterprise market perspective
Given that you specifically ask about the opportunities for Telcos, I think that these are likely to be limited. When deriving new products and services for businesses and consumers, 5G confers few advantages the 5G provider over the other companies and market entrants. To put it another way, once 4G became widely available, did Uber need AT&T?
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Mike Wood
Salesforce
Original Message:
Sent: Feb 24, 2020 06:13
From: Ajay Parkar
Subject: Top 5G monetization use cases for Telcos , from both consumer and enterprise market perspective
Dear community team members,
In your experience , From Telcos perspective , which of the top 5G Monetization use cases , they will be looking to
explore both from consumer and enterprise market perspective in next 2 to 3 years time frame ?
#DigitalEcosystems
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Ajay Parkar,
Sr Product Manager
Sterlite Technologies Limited, India
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