A fully functional ‘5G’ network will involve a wide variety of technologies and capabilities. In this video, InterDigital's Alan Carlton walks us through six key arguments that position the Edge as most important to 5G and the 5G business cases. This talk is a clip from the Mobile World Congress 2018 session titled, "Debate: Do 5G Business Cases Depend More on Core or Edge Upgrades?". If you would like to watch the full debate, click here.
Alan Carlton Debates Why 5G Business Cases Depend More on Edge Upgrades
April 2018
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