Vertical services equate to new operator revenue, 5G-IA says
In an interview with RCR Wireless News during 5G Americas’ 5G New Horizons Wireless Symposium in Austin, Texas, Colin Willcock, chairman of the 5G Infrastructure Association, said Europe might not be first to deploy the next generation of wireless because ecosystem interests are more focused on enablement of vertical transformation rather than standing up enhanced consumer-facing services.
The 5G-IA feeds into European standards body 5GPP. In addition to leading that group, Willcock also serves as head of radio network standardization at Nokia.
U.S. operators, racing to claim 5G-related first, are looking at deployments based on both pre-standard and the non-standalone 5G New Radio specification, which adds a carrier to an LTE RAN, while also using an LTE core.
