The growth potential for the cloud under 5G relies on Business to Business to Everything. If we're to find the next big thing, telecom operators need to partner up and be flexible. AWS’s Amir Rao knows that the next killer app requires CSPs to recognize their role in this new ecosystem.

Edge cloud computing and artificial intelligence are driving a seismic change to enterprise in the 5G era. But for Industry 4.0 to accelerate, CSPs need to understand the power and flexibility of putting the cloud closer to the user.

Google’s Head of Global 5G Solutions, Majed Al Amine says that knowing how to deploy 5G will save both time and money.

The next “killer app” will run on a 5G network. Simon Buckingham of development house Nonvoice Agency tells Michael Hainsworth that developers need support — and possibly deep pockets — if they’re going to leverage the high speed, low latency, and power of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

5G is the playground for innovation: https://ftr.bz/5Gplayground/pod

What investment in 5G today means for the world tomorrow: https://ftr.bz/5ginvestment/pod 

75% of mobile traffic today is video. But with 5G, half of all video sent over this next-generation network will never be seen by human eyes. Nokia’s Ville-Veikko Mattila says the next industrial revolution is underway, and video will play a huge role in our future, even if only the machines know it. 

Plus: solving the “cocktail party effect” for your next corporate conference call.

Can’t wait to put 2020 behind you? The telecom industry feels your pain. But as the novel coronavirus wreaked havoc worldwide, technology stepped up. For insight into what changed in 2020 - and what to expect in 2021, we turned to industry consultant Monica Paolini of Senza Fili, and to Nokia’s head trend spotter Leslie Shannon.

5G will bring download speeds up to 100x faster than 4G. That speed boost will force content creators to evolve. Stewart @Brittlestar Reynolds, aka The Internet’s Favourite Dad* (*unproven) says the biggest impact will be in how quickly content must be created.

5G requires additional CAPEX investments, and it’s arriving at a time when telecom companies are feeling the pinch. But to Salesforce’s Steve Mannel, the real ROI for 5G won’t come from consumers -- it will come from building an enterprise ecosystem.

The FANGS are out and telecom companies don’t want to get bitten. But as giants like Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google build their next generation services on 5G, how does a telecom company go from “dumb pipe” to “smart collaborator?” Stephen Rose of Bell Labs says the industry has to sharpen its teeth. 

Embedding telecoms into post-pandemic healthcare: https://ftr.bz/telehealth/pod 

Making 5G voice pay: https://ftr.bz/5Gvoice/pod

Every time someone picks up a 5G smartphone, a superhero springs into action.

For Nokia’s Jitin Bhandari, it’s not the ‘faster than a speeding bullet’ radio access network. And it’s not the transport’s ability to leap tall silos in a single bound. It’s the mild mannered 5G core. But the man charged with helping communications service providers build-out the next generation network is a super hero himself, if not to his clients, at least to his kid.

Making 5G voice pay: https://ftr.bz/5Gvoice/pod

Like the rest of the world, Latin America is adopting 5G. It’s roll-out may not be as fast as we’ve seen in Asia and Europe, but Omdia’s Wally Swain tells Michael Hainsworth, it’s accelerating the region’s evolution to Industry 4.0.