EDITOR ’ S QUESTION
IS LATIN AMERICA SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONING TO 5G ? WHAT SHOULD CIOS KNOW ABOUT THEIR STRATEGY ROLLOUT IN THE YEARS AHEAD ?
Recently 5G Americas , the organization that brings together a large number of telecommunications companies in the continent , presented a whitepaper entitled 5G Services Innovation , focused on showing how this technology will radically change many scenarios both
As 5G technology matures and 5G deployments increase , more
5G capabilities will become a reality in the coming years .
In this context , we asked several experts in networks and communications in the region about how successfully Latin America is making the transition to 5G and what CIOs should know about the deployment of telecommunications strategies in the coming years .
Miguel Calderón , Director of Regulatory Strategy and Public Policy Positioning at Telefónica Hispam ; Iru Scolari , Market Manager at Furukawa Electric Latam ; and Amikam Yalovetzky , Senior Manager Corporate Sales International at Mediatek , provide us with their views on this important challenge . in the field of interpersonal communications and in the development of content that people and things will take advantage of .
In fact , the conclusion of the entire study simply states that : “ 5G technology will expand the value of mobile networks to assume a much more important role than previous generations , empowering many new connected services in a variety of use cases that change the world . As 5G technology matures and 5G deployments increase , more 5G capabilities will become a reality in the coming years , helping to transform industries and enrich people ’ s lives .”
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