Right now mmWave 5G deployments are focused on adding capacity to congested network hot zones, places like stadiums, music venues, shopping malls, transit hubs and dense central business or downtown areas. In addition to capacity offload, mmWave 5G promises to deliver new types of consumer and enterprise experiences that make use of high throughput, low latency and massive data pipes. To get an idea of how mmWave 5G is being used today, look no further than Japan where all four major operators—KDDI, NTT DoCoMo, Rakuten Mobile and Softbank–have deployed a collective 20,000 mmWave 5G base stations.
