Operators have invested billions in designing and deploying 5G networks but, to date, meaningful new service revenues have proved elusive. This is because 5G monetization is much more than a new network; it’s a new approach to collaboratively developing the solutions that businesses need and selling them in a way that focuses on value creation rather than on commodity technology. Based on recent discussions at Arden Media’s 5G Monetization Forum, and in reporting for a companion report, operators and their partners see a number of routes to 5G monetization, chief among them fixed wireless access (FWA), mmWave, mobile edge computing (MEC), and private networks.
