5G live networks – from launch to scale

The transition to 5G will be unlike any of its predecessors. To deliver the promised high speeds, networks will have to become much denser, requiring investment on an unprecedented scale. New models are required to facilitate roll-out, especially to less densely populated rural areas where, historically, most allocated mobile spectrum has remained unused.

5G, with its gigabytes data throughput and ultralow latency, can access numerous high-value sectors such as 3D robotic control, virtual reality monitoring, and remote medical control that earlier technologies could not. Over the last two years, we have seen an increasing number of consumer network rollouts and field testing. Furthermore, we are seeing some of the most prominent industry companies begin to implement 5G in their businesses. This is only the beginning of how 5G will eventually alter and accelerate breakthroughs in industries like automotive, entertainment, computing, manufacturing, and ultimately the way we work and live.

Deploying applications across multiple clouds is increasing costs and operational challenges. With a rigidly deployed application infrastructure that caters to peak traffic demand, you may be wasting capacity—which leads to a higher cost of ownership. By leveraging automation and service discovery, F5 BIG-IP infrastructure and services can scale automatically based on your traffic demand.

Welcome to this 5G global outlook webinar hosted by Telenor Connexion. My name is Martin Whitlock and I’m the CTO of Telenor Connexion and with me today is Jelte Jansons, a product manager for IoT here. First of all, we will go through an outlook of 5G with a focus on the enterprises and what the real implications for them to consider are.