As early 5G deployments begin amid expectations that the next generation of wireless technology will be enterprise-led, Small Cell Forum has been exploring the intersection of 5G, small cell infrastructure and the internet of things.
“It is widely accepted in the industry that small cells, based on 5G radio technologies (New Radio) and 5G-network technologies … along with auxiliary technologies such as Edge Computing and Network Slicing are essential components in realization of … 5G-Era use case categories,” the organization said in a newly published technical paper on enterprise 5G IoT use cases.