Post-MWC 2019: 5G has a long and tough road ahead

It can be said that 5G is the highlight, stirring up the technology world in the first half of 2019. We can clearly see this at the recent Global Mobile Exhibition in Barcelona, ​​a new series of 5G smartphones has been introduced. Introduce and immediately attract great attention from the community. However, in addition to applauding nods, there have been many comments of experts and observers, making those responsible in the field of 5G operation and deployment worldwide have to think think. Obviously, 5G is starting to be deployed, but this new connection standard will still face a long and brutal way ahead.

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GSMA Trading Group, which is responsible for Mobile World Congress 2019, estimates that operators will have to spend at least 160 billion dollars annually to deploy 5G networks worldwide. That's not to mention the trillions of dollars needed to build and install related infrastructure for products such as self-driving cars, smart cities and interactive content such as virtual reality. (live streaming virtual reality)

'The birth of 5G is a revolutionary turning point in the field of communication, contributing to a profound and comprehensive change in all aspects of our lives. But before the world is covered by 5G connectivity, there will be many challenges to overcome, especially in securing a sufficient amount of trillions of dollars in needed investment, 'Tony Wonfor, Executive director of telecommunications company Greensill, shared in a report on the cost of deploying 5G worldwide.

More specifically, Greensill's report estimated and made the actual cost of deploying 5G overall at 2.7 THIS BILLION dollars, by the end of 2020, this is such a big sum 'unbelievable statue'. However, it is unclear whether there will be enough short-term demand for operators to see whether the profit is commensurate with such a large amount of capital. Mobilizing the necessary loans to invest in this plan could put many operators in a precarious financial situation over the next few years.

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Of course, at MWC this year there were also many interesting and welcoming booths and brought long-term perspectives on the marvels that could be perfectly supported by 5G, including automation robots, home The device is connected and the car itself connects to the internet.

It is a long-term goal in the future, but in the short term, operators are hoping that consumers will be attracted by services such as cloud gaming and unbounded virtual reality.

In addition, at MWC this year, there has been no small hype surrounding the introduction of 5G phones. These devices are very expensive, but it is unclear whether they will be able to provide users with unique applications, in addition to the ability to download huge files with lightning speed. In a nutshell, the problem here is that all of the benefits we already know about 5G when this connection standard is applied on smartphones is for extremely fast data transfer rates, that's all!

Mike Fries, CEO of London-based Liberty Global, spoke to a group of operators, discussing the worrisome issues for business models for 5G to be addressed, that were There are many network operators in Europe having difficulty in making money, in particular here is recovering capital from 4G, to make up for investments in deploying this technology, especially in The competition context is increasing, while consumer demand for service prices is becoming more and more demanding. And losses were also recorded.

'Many operators in Europe have had 10 consecutive years of witnessing a decline in revenue in the mobile internet business, with the biggest problem being service prices. Consumers always want to have more with cheaper prices, this is a common mentality, and we need to find ways to remove it. '

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In the next few years, the United States is still expected to be the leading country in the launch of 5G connectivity, the next most likely will be China and then Europe. The GSMA report also estimates that, until 2025, only about 15% of the total mobile connection traffic will be made on the 5G network.

Nandan Nayampally, vice president and general manager of Arm chip maker Client Line of Business, said he expects a more stable development of 5G connectivity instead of deployment speed, and part of work. The vice president is looking for and encouraging the deployment of real devices that can take advantage of the power of 5G.

'Although difficult, the good news is that 5G is still on the way to continue to be implemented step by step. The handhelds are now capable of running 5G standards. But I am convinced that the new year 2020 is the time when we own the devices that can really exploit the potential of 5G network, and in 2019 this is really just a necessary step. ' Nandan Nayampally shared.

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However, the optimism of experts is still very strong. In another speech, CEO of Cisco Chuck Robbins said that eventually, 5G will bring extremely large and comprehensive innovation that can change almost every aspect of our lives.