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How disruptive is 5G?

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The hypothesis is put forward that, after three decades of stability, there is now the prospect of significant change in the vertical and horizontal structure of the mobile market place. On the supply side, significant factors are, first, the availability of a new and very powerful form of mobile connectivity in the shape of 5G, and second, software defined networking, which allows a single network to provide a variety of heterogeneous services or ‘slices’. On the demand side, the digital transformation of the whole economy (and not just the communications sector) creates the need for diverse communications functions operating in a universe with a much wider set of digitally transformed services.

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  • Cave, Martin, 2018. "How disruptive is 5G?," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 42(8), pages 653-658.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:telpol:v:42:y:2018:i:8:p:653-658
    DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2018.05.005
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