Mr. Francois Cadelon
Mr. Francois Cadelon
Senior Partner & Managing Director
Director, Boston Consulting GroupThe Impact of 5G on Vertical Industries
1. 5G is an important technology enabler that will enhance existingenable new IoT applications.
"The real proposal of 5G is the revolution for IoT,IoT here is in broad sense. It includes the Internet of Vehiclesit includes Industrial Internet."
• Enhanced mobile broadband: Fastermore reliable user experiences
• Massive Internet of Things: Efficientlow-cost communications with deep coverage
• Mission-critical services: Ultra-low latencyhigh reliability
2. 5G will drive proliferation of IoTwill be important for many verticals.
• Autonomous driving: Much lower latencyhigher reliability are required for scalable deployment of self-driving vehicles.
• IoT – logistics & tracking: 5G network scalability will lift logistics & tracking to new maturity level.
3. Mobile network operators need to prepare for 5G –starting developing 5G technologydeveloping 5G business cases for the different use cases.
• There is still a lot of uncertainty on 5G deployments – despite this uncertainty, operators need to develop robust technology strategiesactively push ecosystem development.
4. Developing 5G for IoT ecosystem is critical on a national scalenot just the Telco industrys responsibility.
• 5G communication unlocks massive value by enhancingenabling new IoT use cases.
• Monetization of 5G remains yet unclearcould impact the necessary infrastructure investments in the years ahead.
• Governments should consider taking an active role in developing the 5G ecosystemGigabit infrastructure.