INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Mobile Technology
Ciena expert: 5G will be
the hot topic of 2018
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Ravi Mali, a director
at Ciena, makes his
predictions for 2018 and
it looks like 5G is set to
dominate the world of
mobile technology.
I
f 2017 was exciting for our industry,
we expect 2018 will be unlike any
other. Service providers continue to
face rapid innovation, as the network
moves towards automation and becomes
intelligent enough to make decisions on
its own - a key requirement to handle
growing bandwidth demands. In 2018, the
fundamental drivers for more bandwidth
– continued growth in Internet of Things
(IoT), mobility, cloud and other high-
bandwidth services – will remain strong.
Below are some areas we predict to
dominate our industry as the autonomous,
programmable network takes root in 2018.
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5G
5G will be THE topic in our industry in 2018.
The pathway to content and applications
is increasing via a mobile device that is
predominantly based on 4G technology.
5G will increase access speeds by 10x to
100x when compared to 4G resulting in an
enormous impact on the entire Internet
infrastructure from wireless cell sites to data
centres and everything in between.
As certainty around 5G builds, we can
expect to see carriers ramp up network
investments to enable the technology. As
with pre-5G, we can expect to see a wide-
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