Volker Ziegler Chief Technology Officer NOKIA BELL LABS
5G is all about opportunities with a shift in focus from CSPs to enterprises and verticals
5G journey started with a focus on mobile broadband but there is an increasing uptake in 5G standalone use-cases across industries
Future innovation includes areas such as unlicensed spectrum, private networks, and automation
Standalone will open new opportunities. The majority of the customers are planning to go ahead with standalone by next year
Open and collaborating activities such as 3GPP and ORAN are playing an important role in 5G and will continue to play an important role as we move into 6G
In open vehicles, it’s very important to get the governance right, and that the best idea is implemented to ensure the success of these initiatives
Based on data sets 5G networks have done have performed extremely well both in the downlink and uplink. Release 18 will go a long way in strengthening uplink further
Significant opportunity to work on achieving the true promise of 5G. Work with the key stakeholders in manufacturing and B2B space to define the future of 5G and 6G
Bottom-line – The future will be to work towards leveraging the full potential of 5g and define the cool things that we can do with 6G
For enterprises, 5G unique ability to provide dedicated spectrum enables it to enhance the safety, reliability and quality of the service. This, in turn, enables customers to focus on core activities instead of worrying about fringe items
For operators, using 5G will enable digitizing service delivery, enabling speed, quality, and reduced cost of ownership. Future use cases include site design, site inspection, and intelligent issue resolutions.
