Mobile architectures are poised to go through radical changes from 5G radio, which ranges from sub-1 GHz to millimeter-wave bands, to web-enabled, real-time network slicing. Operators are finding new approaches for expanding use cases which have very specialized service requirements. While many of these will be fully realized later in the future, we will see significant efforts in 2019 to increase network and back-office flexibility and functionality to reduce cost, increase efficiencies, and prepare for new use cases and network functions.
Thinking back to the earlier Mobile Technology evolution, the move from first generation analog to second gen digital networks was a significant change leading to improved performance capabilities.
