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5G Goes Commercial: Early Experiences and Future Prospects

5G Goes Commercial: Early Experiences and Future Prospects

  • Publish Date:April 2020

  • Number of Pages:35

  • Report ID:5881927

  • Format:PDF

  • Publisher:IDC

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Summary

This IDC Market Perspective takes stock of mobile operators' experiences of deploying and marketing 5G during the technology's first commercial year and considers the prospects for 5G market development over the coming few years."5G's accelerated time to market is no happy accident," said John Delaney, IDC's associate VP, Mobility. "It is the result of a concerted effort by the mobile industry to bring the next generation of mobile technology to customers as quickly as possible."

Table of contents

Executive Snapshot

New Market Developments and Dynamics

The First Year of Commercial 5G: Taking Stock

5G is the Fastest G so far, in More Ways Than One

The Price of Early 5G: Splitting the Standard Into Two Phases

Customers are Being Promised a Revolution, but Early 5G Will not Deliver it

Commercial 5G: From Zero to Half of Western Europe in Less Than a Year

If There is a "Race to 5G," Europe is a Frontrunner

Commercial 5G in Europe Appeared Early and Spread Rapidly During 2019

European Operators' Approach to Commercial 5G Timing

Early Availability of 5G in Other Regions

Mobile Operators' Experience of Early 5G Deployment, and Near-Term Expectations

Early 5G Equipment Performs Well, Despite the Rush to Market

Restrictions on the Use of Huawei Threaten to Add Cost and Delay to European 5G Rollouts

Spectrum Regulation, Cell Site Planning, and Public Health Fears Also Impede Some Operators' 5G Rollouts

5G Spectrum Licensing

Commercial Difficulty in Upgrading Sites and Finding New Ones

Restrictions on Cell-Site Transmission Power

5G Fear Leading to Restrictions on Rollout and Transmission Power

Advice for the Services Provider

Emerging Approaches to 5G Service Marketing

5G Service Pricing: Unlimited Usage Emerges as an Early Trend

Service Applications of 5G

Applications of 5G NSA

5G NSA Consumer Applications5G NSA Enterprise Applications

Applications of 5G SA

5G SA Consumer Applications5G SA Enterprise Applications

Case Studies: U.K. Operators' Experience of Early Commercial 5G

BT (EE): Early Experiences of Commercial 5G

Early Experience of 5G Rollout

Network Vendors for 5G

5G NSA Commercialization and Marketing

Views and Prospects for 5G SA

Regulatory Influences on 5G Deployment

Spectrum Other Regulatory Issues

Vodafone: Early Experiences of Commercial 5G

Early Experience of 5G Rollout

Network Vendors for 5G

5G NSA Commercialization and Marketing

Views and Prospects for 5G SA

Regulatory Influences on 5G Deployment

Spectrum Other Regulatory Issues

Three UK: Early Experiences of Commercial 5G

Early Experience of 5G Rollout

5G NSA Commercialization and Marketing

Views and Prospects for 5G SA

Regulatory Influences on 5G Deployment

Expectations for Customer Uptake of 5G

The 5G Subscriber Base Has Grown Very Rapidly in China and South Korea

European 5G Subscriber Growth is Likely to be More Modest

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