In today’s turbulent digital world, the last thing CIOs and other executives need is further disruption. Well, hold onto your hats, because 5G networking is around the corner.
Now that 4G is well-established, 5G is the next generation in development. 5G promises much greater speed and lower latency than 4G, but the conventional wisdom is that it will arrive in 2020 or later, and thus shouldn’t have much impact on IT roadmaps in 2016.
Think again. Production trials are slated to begin as early as the 2018 Winter Olympics in Seoul, putting this technology well within the typical three-year technology refresh cycle – reason enough to include 5G in today’s IT plan.
But more importantly, 5G promises greater disruption well beyond faster speeds – and market disruption is more about placing the right bets than straightforward planning. Regardless of your industry, it’s time to get up to speed on 5G.
On Beyond Speed
Up to 100 times greater speed. Latency cut by a factor of 5. And data volumes up to 1,000 times greater than 4G – and yet, these improvements aren’t necessarily the most disruptive aspects of 5G. “5G will act as a catalyst for innovation across much of the IT industry,” according to a new report from 451 Research, The Coming Revolution: 5G and its Impact on IT. “Whether it is real-time analytics, datacenter design, location-based Web services, or social networks and digital currencies, 5G will affect demand patterns, possibly from as early as 2018 in some geographies.”
Read the entire article at http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbloomberg/2016/07/04/5g-enterprise-disruption-on-the-horizon/.
Intellyx publishes the Agile Digital Transformation Roadmap poster, advises companies on their digital transformation initiatives, and helps vendors communicate their agility stories. As of the time of writing, none of the organizations mentioned in this article are Intellyx customers. Image credit: Boston Public Library.
