5G Is Approaching The Middle Innings

Recently, I attended the 5G Americas Analyst Forum – an annual gathering of leading wireless industry analysts, plus executives from major operators and suppliers across the mobile ecosystem. A range of 5G-related topics are explored, mainly in a series of informal roundtables. Then on October 17, the Wall Street Journal published a special section on 5G Technology, with a lengthy lead article entitled “After More Than Four Years, Has 5G Lived Up to Expectations?” The tone of the Journal article is “no”, although “expectations” aren’t particularly well defined.

So as we head toward mid-decade, I thought it might be a good idea to offer my own take on where are we with 5G. READ FULL COLUMN