Report by 5G Americas Explains How 5G Will Transform Wireless Industry
New 5G deployments will require wide channel sizes and spectrum in a variety of bands, 5G Americas said in a report released Wednesday, by Rysavy Research. The report sums up much of what has been learned so far on 5G.…
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“The mobile industry is in the process of massive transformation, creating vast new capabilities that will benefit businesses and society as a whole,” the report said. “The step from 3G to 4G was dramatic, and the advances the industry is unleashing, initially in LTE and then in 5G, will be even greater.” Standards bodies are unlikely to complete a standard before 2020, but that isn't slowing progress, the report said. “Engineers have demonstrated many of 5G’s expected capabilities, and some operators have stated they will deploy pre-standard networks for fixed applications as early as 2017. 5G will not replace LTE, but in most deployments will co-exist with it through at least the late-2020s with the two technologies tightly integrated in a manner transparent to users.”