Despite the impressive number of slide decks explaining what 5G is, we still do not know for sure what it will encompass once the standardization work is completed. What is increasingly clear, however, is that 5G will be larger than previous Gs – it has a wider scope that can change the way we deploy, operate and profit from mobile networks.
It will be a toolbox from which mobile operators and other service providers will choose different elements to deploy at different times. It is unlikely that operators will turn 5G on at a specific date. Rather, it will be an incremental process, and it is starting already.
