Cradlepoint, a global leader in the delivery of cloud-based wireless edge solutions for mobile, branch, and IoT networks, recently revealed new insights into the world of 5G. Through a study into 200 telecoms professionals during June 2019 at the 5G World Summit, Cradlepoint explored the potential future of 5G to find that although most businesses expect 5G to be a huge success, they aren't ready to implement a solution.
Most companies believe that the 5G technology that's on the horizon today will be crucial to their technology roadmap going forward. However, this doesn't mean that organisations are ready to fully embrace their own 5G solution. The study from Cradlepoint found that 5G and Gigabit-Class LTE has either already had an impact on their technology roadmap or will do in the next 1 or 2 years. However only around a fifth of respondents has said that they're prepared for a full adoption strategy. Nearly half (46%) of the respondents said that they have made no preparations, or only taken minor steps towards 5G.
Addressing the Challenge of Implementing 5G
Although the potential of 5G appears to be significant for companies from all backgrounds, there are challenges involved in implementing modern high-performance wireless technology. Many companies believe that problems with implementations may be magnified by a lack of understanding of the differences between 5G and Gigabit-Class LTE. Around 79% of respondents said that they had no understanding or limited knowledge of how the offerings differ. Additionally, around 82% of respondents said that they didn't know how Gigabit LTE applies to their needs.
Security may be another problem preventing people from making a move to 5G technology. 73% of the respondents in the Cradlepoint study stated that their concerns around security might limit how quickly they adopt 5G.
