Networks Europe Nov-Dec 2019 | Page 5

FORWARD 05 A smarter future Networks come in many shapes and sizes, and most will ultimately have a direct effect on data centres through the vast amounts data they produce – not least IoT devices. So, in this issue we'll be taking a close look at smart buildings and cities with insightful articles written by Richard Jeffares, CTO at Glide Group and Graeme Ross, UK & EMEA Sales Director at Resource Data Management. As well as all the usual technical and opinion pieces we have this month, we've also included an extremely interesting article on 5G networks that bucks the current trend of singing the praises of this new technology. Nick Sacke, Head of Products and IoT at Comms365 suggests that 5G is too little too soon, and that 4G remains as important as ever. James Abbott Editor – Networks Europe www.networkseuropemagazine.com