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What’s up with 5G?
5G will impact not only the lives of every person working in networking, cybersecurity, and communications globally (it most likely already has!)—it will impact the life of every person who has access to connectivity services. That’s 3.5 billion of us who are online today.
We thought it was time to take another quick trip around the world to see the latest in 5G: an update on deployments around the world, some fresh use cases hot off the press, general news from the premier sources of 5G news, and more.
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1. Interactive Ookla 5G map
The interactive Ookla 5G Map, updated weekly from verified public sources, tracks 5G rollouts in cities across the globe.
2. 5G Readiness. You ready?
A fifth of global mobile connections are forecast to be running on 5G networks by 2025—growing to more than half for those in North America. Here’s how global operators can ensure they are ready to launch new 5G services (and launch even more quickly with less operational cost and effort).
3. ‘Major’ security flaw detected in 5G core network slicing design
Mobile security specialist details potentially revenue-threatening vulnerabilities with key element of next-generation networks and reveals plans to work with industry to provide mitigation prior to widespread deployments.
4. Taiwan operators taking 5G to the tech sector
Taiwan operators are steadily rolling out 5G private networks to support the island’s high-tech manufacturing sector. See what Light Reading is reporting from the home of 2 of the world leaders in laptop production.
5. Ericsson CEO warns of Europe’s 5G lag behind U.S., China
Referencing the 5G progress being made in the U.S. and China, Ericsson President and CEO Börje Ekholm reiterated during an online shareholder meeting on Friday that European countries need to speed up their 5G deployments.
In fact, he said it’s one of today’s most important political issues. He continues to worry about developments in Europe, where networks were about two to three years behind in 4G.
6. Statista 5G stats and facts
From the masters of statistics, Statista, here’s the motherlode of 5G statistics across a huge variety of verticals, markets, and more.
7. 5G use cases galore
When it comes to new “Gs”, Ericsson usually leads the charge. You can browse through their extensive list of 5G use cases here.
8. Verizon’s Speed of Thought documentary
This one is awesome. “Speed of Thought”, a documentary directed by Emmy-Award winning documentarian, Mila Aung-Thwin, explores how Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband will improve how we live, work and play. The film gives viewers an inside look at how visionaries are using advanced connectivity to tackle some of society’s biggest challenges and working on solutions that put humanity at the center of this next chapter of innovation.
9. A 5G update wouldn’t be complete without robots
No this isn’t about how robots will take over… but it does give a short update on a few robotic breakthroughs, brought to you by 5G.
10. The Performance Management Expert Use Case Series
What won’t be covered here? In this year-long use case webinar series, we deep dive into delivering exceptional customer experience across a variety of technologies: 5G, SD-WAN, closed-loop automation, MEC, and more. So far, we’ve discussed 5G Access and SD-WAN. Coming up next? 5G Slicing!