In 2023 we can expect continued excitement and prognostication around the future of 6G and the power of the Metaverse, but the reality for both is far into the future. We’ll see little more than hype this year.
5G, by contrast, is moving out of the hype cycle and squarely into its realization of true value, especially in areas like 5G standalone and network slicing. The rich set of capabilities delivered with 5G standalone have been elusive, but in 2023 we’ll see standalone deployments start to gain traction and early use cases emerge.
Before the year is out, we will see the commercialization of the first enterprise services leveraging network slicing in several key verticals, including MVNOs and retail.
