DENVER–The 3GPP is tracking to complete the non-standalone variant of the 5G specification with the 5G New Radio specification tracking for completion in mid-2018. Pointing this out during the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, Keith Hayes of Broadband Advisors Group said, “Today we’re looking for Bigfoot. It’s something everybody has heard about but nobody has seen. What is it. Where is it? When is it?”
Regardless of the exact time frame, “There is an intersection coming and it’s a question of how the industry is going to approach that intersection. Our wireline networks will tie-in to support a wireless network. I’m really focused on the physical layer.”
