In ways both subtle and sublime, 5G technology is poised to empower transformational opportunities that will benefit telecom service providers and consumers alike. While many consumers expected 5G to be a revolution, those deploying the technology know it is more about an evolution, which encompasses clearing a series of technical hurdles to drive significant advantages.
After all, incrementally updating existing networks to enable a successful transition is nowhere near as fun as capitalizing on all the cool bandwidth-gobbling applications promised ahead. Achieving this reality has put some formidable design challenges in front of engineers, most notably in addressing backhaul infrastructure and network architecture as well as the manufacturing of transistors and connectors.