5 big industry shifts we need for a 5G world (Reality Check)

For carriers and service providers (SPs), transitioning from 4G to 5G will require more than a simple network infrastructure upgrade. More importantly, it will require a drastic shift in the strategies around the way we do business. We've heard countless times, unlike the progression from 2G through to 4G, this "G" is different, and it's true. It bridges wireless and wireline technologies, and will need to support both human and machine interactions, interchangeably and seamlessly. Together, these will amplify and propel the next wave of innovation, some of which we're starting to see already, into the mainstream -- the rapidly growing the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), autonomous vehicle traffic management, remote surgery using VR technology and more.