The 5G Energy Gap [Expert View]

Abstract

There is no shortage of hype and excitement when it comes to discussions about the next-generation cellular network, now in the process of production deployment worldwide, known as 5G (or 5G New Radio or the Third Generation Partnership Project Release 15 standard, to be more accurate). Combine this with all of the marketing projections for the many billions of (or even trillions, depending on your definition) smart devices, wearables, trackers, Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial IoT applications, autonomous vehicles, virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) equipment, and so on, and it seems like there is a pretty exciting marriage of a massive network with an explosion of devices to reshape our daily lives. Discusses the practicality of these projections and reports on the market opportunities that exist.