The mobile radio access network (RAN), comprising of base stations and antennas deployed on rooftops, towers, utility poles, and the backhaul transport infrastructure, connects billions of users worldwide and supports a trillion-dollar market in mobile services. All these signify an obvious success of the RAN market structure in the transition period to 5G.
As a matter of fact, what emerges from the early years of 5G will change the shape of the cellular industry and bring it to the next level.
