As the entire telecommunications ecosystem, ranging from standards bodies and academia to network infrastructure vendors and test equipment suppliers, works to standardize and, ultimately, commercialize 5G, it’s clear that the sheer complexity will require a new approach to virtually every aspect of network deployment.
5G is envisioned as a kind of network of networks, converging wireless and wired networks, licensed and unlicensed spectrum, and the rapidly expanding Internet of Things (IoT).
