Pedro Torres is director of technical sales, Europe and CALA, for CommScope Mobility Solutions. He previously worked for Ericsson as RAN CTO for the Telefonica Global account. He had prior roles in R&D, system engineering, and IP and RAN solution sales. He holds a Master of Science degree in telecommunications engineering from Madrid Polytechnic University and an executive leadership program at UNC.
Make no mistake, 5G will most definitely alter how data centers are designed and, in some cases, will change the role they play in the larger network. By some estimates, data centers will be spending over half their operating budget to support 5G by 2025. The $64,000 question is, where will the money be spent and for what?