5G Business Development – The Need for Speed Dr John Naylon, CTO and founder, CBNL
5G – Threat or opportunity? Threats Modest/zero mobility revenue growth Increased competition from new entrants Opportunities New network use cases (and revenues) High-band ‘5G spectrum’ and technology Build competitive differentiation through more diverse networks Mobile Carriers Show 2017 www.cbnl.com
5G – Cumulative steps to capitalize on opportunities Ubiquitous ‘multi-purpose’ PMP mmWave coverage Immediate profit via backhaul and enterprise fixed wireless Expand business case to home broadband Large established market ripe for disruption New revenues and infrastructure support 5G mobility, IoT, … Scale to multi-Gbps 5G services through wider channels and densification Mobile Carriers Show 2017 www.cbnl.com
5G – A pre-5G case study PMP 28GHz + 5GHz 200Mbps end-user rate Utah and Texas: 1,000 square miles coverage 20,000+ homes connected in <18 months Fastest state-wide wireless ISP in the U.S. (SpeedTest.net) Mobile Carriers Show 2017 www.cbnl.com