41 % of the respondents believed that the AREA community should pay attention on the evolution of 5G because its impact on AR and enterprises will happen in the next 2 years , maximum . Instead , 53 % of the respondents believed that there is more time to adjust to the changes 5G will bring , believing that the impact will start becoming relevant in 3 years ’ time , evolving during a period that goes until 2028-2029 .
6 % 3 %
16 %
37 %
38 %
In the next 12 months In the next 1-2 years In the next 3-4 years In the next 5-8 years > 8 years Never Other ( Please Specify )
Exhibit 6 . Timelines for the impact of 5G in AR for enterprise , N = 32 .
The results of the survey give a picture of the enterprise AR community divided into two groups . The first group that is observing the evolutions of 5G and its potential implications in AR without planned and strategic actions . The second group , smaller than the previous one , is involved in 5G-based projects in different modes and intensity . The next part of the paper will dive into those projects and the companies involved in , particularly the enterprise AR companies .
3 5G-ENABLED ENTERPRISE AR USE CASES
This chapter highlights the trends of 5G enabled AR for enterprises and illustrates three case studies to draw useful lessons for AREA members . The research team created a database of 5Gbased enterprise projects publicly launched during the period 2017-2021 . The database was composed of 165 projects 12 . The development or testing of AR-based enterprise solutions was decelerated in 48 projects ( 29 % of the total ). Exhibit 7 shows the type of use cases present in those 48 projects .
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