As operators are investing heavily in their transition to 5G networks, they need to work out ways to generate revenues.
For communication service providers, profitability is a constant struggle between launching new services and supporting legacy services and architectures.
When consumers think of communications innovation, they tend to think of apps (Uber, Netflix) or smartphone vendors (Apple, Google). Few realize how much complex technology is behind the telecommunications networks that ensure those apps and phones work as advertised.
At the 2021 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2021), the Trends and Technologies for 5G Evolution panel was held successfully.
The active rollout of 5G networks across the world has shifted the discussion amongst communications service providers (CSPs) from 'should we launch 5G?' to 'now we've launched it, how can we monetize it more effectively?'