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Friday, February 24, 2017

MWC 2017

5G and its promise to impact on economy

The weeks prior to the start of the Mobile World Congress 2017 were saturated by 5G test announcements, even with the work still to be done at the standardization level. EricssonNokia, Intel, operators such as AT&TVerizon and Deutsche Telekom, among others, entered the race with laboratory and field tests in different bands (39 GHz, 28 GHz), with virtual reality applications, high quality video streaming, and video games. The demos of these ads can be seen in the stands of the Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, ??already without so much claim for novelty, whereby the true news linked to 5G will come hand in hand with its real impact on the economy.

Recently, Telefonica's UK subsidiary, O2, anticipated that 5G will contribute US$8.700 billion annually to the economy of the European country by 2026. A panel scheduled for next Tuesday will address "How to build the 5G Economy", with the participation of the new head of the FCC of the United States, Ajit Pai and the VP of the Digital Single Market of the European Commission, Andrus Ansip, besides Mike Fries, CEO of Liberty Global and Stephane Richard, CEO of Orange Group.

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