Ctia-5G现状：评估进展并规划前进道路（英）

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TheStateof5G

EvaluatingProgressandChartingthePathForward

Eachsuccessivegenerationofwirelesstechnologybringsnew

U.S.networksareleading

thewayin5G,withrecord

wirelessinvestmentdeliveringnationwidedeploymentfasterthananypreviousgeneration.Expectationsarehighfor5G,andthewirelessindustryison

toolsandopportunitiestoimproveourconnectedworld.5Ghasarrived,anditisofftoagreatstart.TheUnitedStatesleadstheworldindeploying5G,withmore5Gavailabilitythananyothercountry.5G’sfasterspeedsandmoreresponsivenetworksare

drivingstrongconsumerandenterpriseadoption.Thewirelessindustryisdelivering5Gaheadofschedule,investingrecord,

world-leadingamountsofcapitaltodeploy5Gfasterthanany

previousgenerationofwireless.Analystsexpect5Gwillultimatelyadd$1.5trilliontoAmerica’seconomyandcontributeatleast4.5millionnewjobs.

pacetodeliverourconnectedfutureaheadofschedule.

5Gwirelessnetworks,builtonafoundationoffull-power,licensedspectrum,offerthemostreliableandsecurewirelessconnectivityavailable,makingittheidealplatformfortheindustriesofthe

future.5G’sfirstbigimpactisinhomebroadband,where5GisAmerica’sfastestgrowinghomeinternetservice,bringingrealcompetitiontocable.

Withnew5Gapplications,demandisrapidlyincreasing—mobiletrafficdoubledlastyearcomparedtotheyearbefore,andEricssonpredictedthatbetween2020and2027consumerswillnearly

quintupletheirmobiledatauseperyear.Estimatesindicatewewillneed400megahertzofadditionalmid-bandspectrumto

meetprojecteddemandin5years,andnearly1500megahertzin10years.Today,however,therearenoplannedspectrumauctionsinthepipeline.

Thestateof5Gisstrong.

5Gisofftoatremendousstart,andour5Gplatformwillbecomemoretransformativeeachyearasnetworkcapabilitiesgrowandthe5Ginnovationecosystemtakesoff.Still,moremustbedonetoensure5Gcanreachitspotential.Decisiveactiontore-establishtheFCC’sauctionauthorityandidentifyapipelineofexclusivelylicensed,full-powermid-bandspectrumissorelyneededtosecurethefutureofAmerica’scompetitivenessandnationalsecurity.

TableofContents

ThePromiseof5G8

DeliveringAheadofSchedule12

HistoricInvestmentFueledUnprecedentedDeployment16

DrivingSecure,InnovativeAccessforAll18

EnablingInnovationThroughouttheEconomy20

DrivingInnovationAcrossIndustrySectors22

ProvidingtheMostSecureandReliableWirelessNetworks26

MaintainingCompetitivenessandNationalSecurity28

MoreMustBeDonetoSecureOur5GFuture32

TheBestof5GIsYettoCome36

Conclusion40

Endnotes42

5G

2G

ThePromiseof5G

Eachwirelessgenerationdeliveredbetterserviceandnewcapabilitiesto

consumersandbusinesses.Thefirstwirelessnetworksletuscommunicateon

thego,butonlybyvoice,andservicewasspotty.Theadventof2Gbroughtdigital

technologytowireless,3Gpavedthewayfortheinitialmobileinternet,and4G

enabledtruemobilebroadband,unleashingtheappeconomyandinspiringother

industriestoharnessthepowerofwireless.

5Gwillbemuchfasterthan4G,withspeedsupto100xfaster.5Gisreducing

latency,orthedelaythatoccurswhendataistransmittedacrossdistances.Low

latencyisespeciallyimportantformachine-to-machinecommunicationsthat

requireprecisetiming.5Gisexpectedtobe5timesmoreresponsivethan4G.

5Gtechnologywillalsobeabletohandle100timesthenumberofconnected

devices,enablingdensedeploymentsofconnecteddevicesandpoweringsmart

cities.Asdiscussedbelow,wearealreadyseeingagreatjumpinthesecapabilities.

Therealhallmarkof5Gisitsflexibility.While4Gwasdesignedtodoonething

well—bringinternetaccesstomobilephones—5Gcandynamicallyadaptto

provideoptimizedconnectivitytoawidevarietyofdifferentusecases.For

example,ifembeddedsensorsforsmartagricultureneedtoextendbatterylife

asmuchaspossible,the5Gnetworkcansimplifycommunications,reducingthe

needforprocessingonthesensoritself.

NorthAmericanMobileNetworkLifeCycles

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Publicsafety

(gunshotdetection,AR-assistedfirefighting)

Logistics&tracking

Industry4.0

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5G’SENORMOUSEXPECTEDIMPACT

Theflexibleandpowerfulcapabilitiesof5Gnetworkspromisetoenablewirelessconnectivitythatismoredeeplyintegratedintoeconomicandsocialsystems,

making5Garealengineforinnovation.5Ghastransformativepotentialinseveralkeysectorsofoureconomy,includinghealthcare,transportation,education,

manufacturing,energy,agriculture,publicsafety,andmore.

5GwillspurmassiveeconomicgrowthacrosstheUnitedStates,withBCG

estimatinganadditionofapproximately4.5millionjobsandanincreaseof

about$1.5trillioninU.S.GDPoverthe5Gdecade.1Bypoweringinnovative

healthcareapplicationsandmakingorganizationsmoreefficient,Deloitteprojects5Gtechnologywillsave$305billioninhealthcarecostseveryyear.25Gtechnologywillalsosupportimportantsafetyfeaturesofconnectedcars,enablemassiveIoT

deployments,andenhancedetailedsupplychainanalyticstoimprovelogisticsandoptimizefleetmanagement.Analystsestimatethatwireless-poweredsmartcitysolutionswilladd$1.8trilliontotheU.S.economyanddeliver$160billioninbenefitsandsavingsthroughefficiencieslikelowerenergyuseandreducedcongestion.3

Advancedmanufacturingiscriticaltoournation’scompetitiveness,economicgrowth,andqualityoflife.Dronecommerceisexpectedtoaddmorethan$80billiontotheeconomyandcreate100,000newjobsas5Ghelpsunlockthistechnology’sfullcommercialpotential.4Weareseeingsignificantinvestmentinnewusescasesandapplicationsthattakeadvantageof5G’sadvanced

capabilities,thankstoitsrapiddeployment.

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DeliveringAheadofSchedule

TheUnitedStateshasmaderemarkableachievementswith5Gdeployment.

Comparedtothelaunchof4G,providersaredeliveringbroadercoverageata

fasterpace,andconsumersareadopting5Gdevicesmorequickly.Acrossseveral

networkperformancemetrics,5Gisdeliveringaheadofschedule.Whilewearestill

intheearlystagesofwhatwillbeadecade-long5Ginvestmentcycle,U.S.wireless

providershavealreadybuiltastrong5Gplatformforinnovation,jobcreation,and

economicgrowththatwillcontinuetogrowintheyearstocome.

DEPLOYMENT

5Gdeploymentismovingatafasterpacethan4G.Thefirst5Gnetwork

achievednationwidecoveragetwiceasfastcomparedto4G,5andthethree

majorproviderswereabletoprovidenationwidenetworks1.5timesfaster

thanwith4G.6

5GnetworksacrosstheUnitedStatesalreadycoverover325millionpeople,giving

ustheworld’smostavailable5Gnetworks.OoklaputstheUnitedStatesasthe

worldleaderinavailability,withover54percentofconnectionsfrom5G-capable

handsetsconnectingtoa5Gnetworkmostofthetime.7Thisputsusaheadof

SouthKoreabyalmost20points,atrulyremarkablefeat.8We’reatnearlydouble

the5GavailabilityofChina,whichisat27.3percent.9

Thisquickinitialdeploymentunderscoresthewirelessindustry’scommitment

togloballeadership,whichonlycontinuesasnetworksexpandanddensify.As

discussedfurtherbelow,5Gworksbestwithamixofdifferenttypesofspectrum,

andoperatorsdonotyethaveaccesstoanoptimalblendoffrequencies.While

thebase-lineinitialplatformof5Ghasbeenquicklydeployedatawidescale,5G

networkswillneedtokeepgettingbettertomeetAmerica’swirelessneeds.

FasterNationwideDeployment

4G

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5G

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5GAvailabilityinSelectMarkets

Cyprus48%

SouthKorea35%

UnitedStates

Australia33%

Netherlands34%

54%

Bulgaria25%

China27%

Norway28%

Thailand

29%

Sweden9%

Germany18%

France19%

UnitedKingdom

17%

Ookla’savailabilitymetricmeasuresthepercentofconnectionsfroma5Gcapablehandsetconnectingto5Gnetworksmostofthetime.Itisthusameasureofbothadoptionanddeployment.Chinafiguresarefrompersonalcommunication.

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CONSUMERADOPTION

Consumersarealsoadopting5Gquickly.Comparing5G’sadoptionto4G,wefind

thattwoyearsafterthenation’sfirstlarge-scale5Gdeployment,theU.S.had50

millionpeoplesubscribedto5Gversus38.6millionsubscriptionstwoyearsafter

thefirstlarge-scale4Glaunch.10Lookingatmarketpenetrationatthesametwo-

yearmark,almost15percentofAmericanshavesubscribedto5G,comparedto

about12percenttwoyearsafter4G’sfirstlarge-scalelaunch.11

Today,overoneinthreeAmericanadultshaveanactive5Gdevice—aquickly

growingcontingent:Thenumberof5GdevicesintheUnitedStatesgrewover

500percentbetween2020and2021to85million.12

NETWORKPERFORMANCE

5Gisalreadyshowingmarkedimprovementoverearliergenerationsofwireless

acrossseveralperformancecriteria.Wirelessnetworkspeed(ordatathroughput)

isoneofthemostimportantfactorsaffectinguserexperience,especiallyfor

data-hungryapplicationslikestreamingvideo.Againcomparedtothe4Gera,5G

isbringingbiggerimprovementsfasterthanwesawbefore.Eighteenmonthsafter

thelaunchof4G,averagedownloadspeedswereonlyabout3timesfasterthan

thepreviousgeneration.Overasimilartimeframe,5Gspeedsweremorethan16

timesfasterthan4Gspeeds.Thatmeans5G’srateofspeedincreaseisover5times

fasterthan4G’s.13Speedson5Gnetworksarenowroutinelyover100Mbps,and

continuallygettingfaster.

Latencyisanotherimportantperformancemetric,measuringthetimedelay

asinformationtransfersacrossthenetwork.Lowlatencyiscriticaltohavinga

responsivenetwork,andforsomeapplications,suchas5G-enableddriverlesscars,

precisionrobotics,orhigh-qualityaugmentedreality,itreallymatters.Hereagain,5G

isalreadybringingmeasurableimprovementsinoverallresponsiveness.According

toreal-worldOoklameasurements,onlyabout15percentof4Gconnectionshave

alatencyofunder20milliseconds,whereasmorethan80percentofhigh-band5G

connectionsarefasterthan20ms.14Thatmakesforaroughly5timesimprovement

over4Glatency,helpingempowermorereal-timeapplications.

Spectrumplaysacriticalroleindetermining5Gnetworkperformance.

Electromagneticspectrum—theinvisibleradiowavesbywhichmobiledata

travelsthroughtheair—hasdifferentpropertiesdependingonitsfrequencyand

wavelength.5Gworksbestwhenithasamixofdifferenttypesofspectrumtobe

abletooptimizeconnectivityfordifferentusecases.

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Forpolicydiscussions,spectrumcanbebrokendownintolow,midandhighbands.

Low-bandspectrum(spectrumbelow3GHz)cancoverwideareaswithasinglecelltowerandcanpropagatewellthroughfoliageandaroundbuildings.Low-bandprovidescrucialfoundationalcoverage.

High-bandspectrum(spectrumabove24GHz)providesextremelyhigh-speedconnectionsbyusingwhattheindustrycallsmmWave

technology—relyingonthetinywavelengthsofthishigh-frequency

spectrum,measuredinmillimeters.Whilehigh-bandspectrumprovidesgreatperformance,itdoesnotpropagateveryfarandiseasilyblockedbyobstructions.

Mid-bandspectrum(focusedonspectrumbetween3and8.5GHz)

providesahappymedium:itcanleverageadvancesintechnologytoprovidehighcapacity,andstillprovidesrelativelygoodcoverage.

Othernationshavedoneabetterjobofmakingmid-bandspectrumavailablefor5Gservices.Frequenciesabove8.5GHz,whilestilluseful,aremoresimilartohigh-band.

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HistoricInvestmentFueled

UnprecedentedDeployment

Theinitialsuccessof5Gdeploymentsisthankstotremendousinvestmentbythewirelessindustry—providersareinvestinganestimated$275billioninto

networkinfrastructuretobuildout5Gandenhancenetworkcoverage,security,andcapabilities.15Fiercecompetitionhasdrivennationwideproviderstopourbillionsintodesigninganddeployingnetworkstheyanticipatewillbestwinovercustomersandenablenewusecases.Arecord$35billionwasinvestedby

providersin2021,andsince2018,theyear5Glaunched,providershave

alreadyinvestedover$121billion.16

Tofurthercontextualizethisextraordinaryinvestment,theUnitedStatesisjust

4percentoftheworld’spopulation,butweinvest19percentoftheworld’stotalwirelesscapital.17Lookingat5Ginvestmentonapercapitabasis,in2020,theU.S.wirelessindustryinvested4.5timesmorethanChinesecounterparts.18

5Ginvestmenthasdriveneffortstoexpandanddensifynetworkstosupport

innovativeservices.Bytheendof2021,therewere418,887operationalcellsitesacrossthenation,andthatdoesn’taccountforallthenew5Gbasestations

addedtoexistingcellsites.19Federalandstatesitingreformsencouragedthe

rapiddeploymentof5G,with62percentofcellsitesbuiltfrom2016to2021

comingafterreformsweremade.

Operatorsalsoinvestheavilyinspectrum—thelifebloodofwirelessnetworks.TheFederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)auctionslicensesthatproviderightstouseparticularairwaveswithoutinterferencefromothers.Thewirelessindustrycompetesvigorouslyintheseauctionstogaintheresourcesneededtobuildever-betterperformingnetworks.

Overtheyears,theseauctionshaveraisedover$233billionfortheU.S.Treasury

andpolicymakers’priorities.20Inturn,thisspectrumhassupporteddeploymentsbynationaloperators,regionalcarriers,andnewentrants.Demandforlicensed

spectrumisgrowingrapidly:Abouthalfofallspectrumrevenueisfromauctionsof5Gspectruminthelastfouryearsalone.

OperationalU.S.CellSites

2016-2018

47,718

NewSites

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U.S.populationasashareoftheworld

2023Stateof5G17

DrivingSecure,

InnovativeAccessforAll

5GisconnectingmoreAmericansinmorewaysthaneverbefore.Asaresultof

strongcompetitiondrivingrecordinvestment,theUnitedStateshasnetworks

coveringmorethan325millionpeopleandcounting.Consumershaveembraced

thetechnology,leadingthenumberof5G-connectedsmartphonesandother5G

devicestogrowexponentiallyyear-after-year.

Withthegrowthinwirelessinnovations,applications,andconnections,mobile

datausehasconsistentlyincreasedyear-over-year—anditleaptto53.4trillion

megabytes(MBs)in2021.21ThatmeansU.S.networksaresupportingmoredata

trafficinoneyearthanallof2010through2017combined.Wirelessdatatrafficwill

onlykeepclimbing—Ericssonpredictedbetween2020and2027consumers

willnearlyquintupletheirmobiledatause,to240trillionMBsperyear.22

Americanscontinuetoaddwirelessconnections,drivenbygrowthindata-only

devices—themedicalsensors,smartwatches,hotspots,andmorethatrunon

wirelessdata.Thesedevicesmakeupanincreasingshareofoverallconnections

everyyear—42percentofthenation’s499millionwirelessconnectionstoday.23

FIXEDWIRELESSACCESS

Beyondmobile,5Gisalsobeingleveragedtodeliverbroadbandtothehome.5G

homebroadband—alsocalled5GFixedWirelessAccess,orFWA—isanewhome

broadbandoption,bringingincreasedcompetitiontothefixedbroadbandmarket.

EarlyFWAofferingsarethefastestgrowingbroadbandconnectioninthenation.

Lastyear,5Ghomewastheconnectionofchoicefor90percentofnewbroadband

subscribers,anditaccountedforvirtuallyallbroadbandgrowthinthefourth

quarterof2022.24

5Ghomebroadbanddownstreamspeedseasilysupportthe

typicalAmericanhousehold’sneeds,includingmultipleusers

activelyengagedonline—afamilycancomfortablystreama

4Kmovie,holdanHDgroupcallwithcoworkers,participatein

anHDmathclass,participateinatelehealthvisit,Skypewith

friends,andstreamYouTubevideossimultaneouslyonone5G

homenetworkwithcapacitytospare.

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5GhomebroadbandisalreadyavailabletomillionsofAmericans,andtop

providershavealreadysignedupoverfourmillionsubscribers.25ThenumberofhomesFWAwillreachispredictedtojump16timesfrom2021to2025.26However,operatorsareonlyabletoofferFWAwheretheyhavesufficientcapacityinthe

networktobeabletoguaranteereliablequalityofservice.RecentresearchfromEconOneindicatesthatifoperatorshadsufficientadditionalspectrumcapacity,consumerscouldsaveover$8billionperyearthankstoFWAcompetition.27

ThescaleofFWAanditscompetitiveimpactonthehomebroadbandmarketultimatelydependsonsufficientspectrumbeingmadeavailablefor5G.

WIRELESSHELPSCLOSETHEDIGITALDIVIDE

Wirelesshashistoricallyprovenakeytoolinbuildingdigitalequity,and5Ggoesevenfurtherinhelpingbridgethedigitaldivide.Astheon-rampofchoiceformanyofthosewithoutahomebroadbandconnection,mobilehelpsdriveconnectivity,choice,anddigitalliteracywithinhistoricallyunderrepresentedgroupslike

communitiesofcolor,low-incomehouseholds,andruralpopulations.

Thewirelessindustryisproudoftheflexibleserviceoptionsthatdeliverconsistentlybettervalueforvaryingconsumerpreferencesandbudgets.Unlimitedplansare43percentcheaperandconnectionsare117timesfasterthanin2010.28Thislongtrackrecordofdecliningpriceshelpsexplainwhywirelessistheonlybroadbandconnectionforoveraquarteroflow-incomehouseholds.29

Wirelesshaslongbeenthemostwidelyusedbroadbandtechnology.In2021,

PewResearchestimatedthatwhile77percentofadultsintheUnitedStateshaveahomebroadbandconnection,85percentownasmartphone.30Forabout15

percentofAmericans,theirwirelessdeviceistheironlybroadbandconnection.31Demographicdisparitiesinsmartphoneadoptionhaveallbutdisappeared:85percentofAfricanAmericansand83percentofLatinosownsmartphonestoday,comparedwith85percentofwhiteAmericans.32

Forruralpopulations,smartphoneownershipgrewbyninepercentagepointsfrom2019to2021—80percentofruralresidentsnowownasmartphone

comparedto84percentofsuburbanand89percentofurbanpopulations.33

5Ghomebroadbandofferingsarealsoprovidingmoreoptionsforhigh-

speedhomeinternetinunservedandunderservedcommunities.5Ghome

canbedeployedquicklyandeasilywithouttheneedforadditionallast-mile

infrastructure.AccentureprojectsthatnearlyhalfofruralU.S.householdscouldbeservedwithhigh-speedbroadbandover5G-poweredfixedwireless.345Ghomecutsdownonexpensesintheinfrastructure-intensivelast-mileofthenetwork,

contributingtogreatercompetitionandmoreaffordablepricingforhome

broadband.Itservesasaverycost-effectivetooltobridgebroadbandaccessandadoptiongaps—thequestioniswhetherthereissufficientspectrumtoprovidethecapacitydemandedbythisservice.MorelicensedspectrumiskeytomeetingthedemandforubiquitousFWAcoverage.

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42%

51M

Data-OnlyDevices

208M

Data-OnlyDevices

JOBSCREATED

DenverArea

43K

JOBSCREATEDBoiseArea

9K

GDPIMPACT

JOBSCREATED

MinneapolisArea

52K

JOBSCREATEDDetroitArea

47K

JOBSCREATED

JOBSCREATEDPhoenixArea

55K

GDPIMPACT

GDPIMPACT

GDPIMPACTDallasArea

$43B

JOBSCREATEDMiamiArea

61K

EnablingInnovation

ThroughouttheEconomy

5G’senhancedspeedandcapacity,combinedwithitsflexibilitytosupportmany

differentusecases,isdrivingefficiencyacrossawidevarietyofeconomicsectors.

Whileeveryoneismostfamiliarwiththesmartphonesweinteractwithevery

day,large-scalemachine-to-machineconnectionspromisetodrivetremendous

productivitygains.TheseIoTdevicesthatgenerallyonlyusewirelessdata(andnot

voiceservice)makeupanincreasingshareofoverallconnectionseveryyear.In

2021,data-onlydevicesrepresentedabout42percentofallwirelessconnections,

increasingfrom190millionto208millionsince2020.35

5G-poweredconnecteddevicesareenablingnewinnovationssuchasremote

patientmonitoring,efficientsmartenergygrids,immersive,virtualrealitylearning

experiences,andconnectedcarsthatreducecongestionandincreasesafety.

Thankstosignificantwirelessindustryinvestment,5Gwillcreate$1.5trillionin

economicgrowthand4.5millionnewjobsintheU.S.thisdecade.36

Thesearethejobsandtechnologiesthatwillhelpusaddressourcountry’s

biggestchallenges,likeeducationalinequities,accesstohealthcare,andclimate

change.AccordingtoAccenture,5Gusecasesacrossjustfiveindustries—

transportation,energy,manufacturing,agriculture,andliving/working/

health—canhelptheUnitedStatesmeet20percentofitsclimatechange

goalsby2025.37

ContinuedGrowthofDataOnlyDevices

2021

Data-OnlyDevices

336M

TotalWirelessConnections

499M

TotalWirelessConnections

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This5G-poweredtransformationofoureconomyishappeninginbothbigcitiesandsmallercommunities.ThismeanstensofthousandsofnewjobsinplaceslikeNashvilleandCharlotte,andtensofbillionsinGDPgrowthinplaceslike

KansasCityandSeattle.

GDPIMPACT

SeattleArea

$65B

NewYorkCityArea

$139B

CharlotteArea

36K

NashvilleArea

$11B

SanDiegoArea

$20B

2023Stateof5G21

DrivingInnovationAcrossIndustrySectors

Newservicesandapplicationsbuiltonthesecureandreliable5GplatformarealreadytransformingcommunitiesandindustriesacrossAmerica’seconomy.Thewirelessindustryishardatwork,partneringwithawidevarietyofentitiestodevelopnextgenerationtechnologyacrossindustrysectors,asCTIAexploredinitsrecent“5GInnovators”report.38Afewhighlightsprovideasnapshotoftheinnovations5Gisenablingthroughouttheeconomy.

Healthcare

5Gisredefiningwhat’spossibleinhealthcare,makingorganizationsmoreefficient,complexproceduresmorepreciseandlife-enhancingcareavailableinrealtime,fromanywhere.Bytransformingtraditional2Dimagingdataintonearreal-time3Dholographicvisualizations,doctorscanvisualizeapatient’sanatomy,enhancingsurgicalpracticesandtheprecisionofcare.

verizonv

Verizonishelpingimprovethefutureofveterancarethrough5G-enabledhospitalsPartneringwiththeVAPaloAltoHealthSystem,whichisthefirst5G-connected

veteran’shospitalintheU.S.,Verizonisexploringhow5G-connectedvirtualandaugmentedrealitysolutionscanbeusedtoenhancesurgicalnavigationsystemsandmedicaltrainingtoadvanceveterancarethroughouttheU.S.

Education

Nowmorethanever,educationisessentialtobuildthrivingcommunitiesandfosteringequitableopportunities.5GishelpingAmerica’steachersandstudentsstayaheadofthecurve,increasingengagement,leveragingreal-timedata,andsparkingimaginations.

AT&T

AT&Tisconnectingstudentswith5G-enabledimmersive,interactivelearningexperiences.AT&ThaspartneredwithBoddletodevelop5Gimmersive

technologies,likeaugmentedreality,tobringmathlessonstolifeforstudentsandcreaterich,interactivelearningexperiencesthathelpremovebarrierstoqualityeducation.

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Manufacturing

Advancedmanufacturingiscriticaltoournation’scompetitiveness,economic

growth,andqualityoflife.5GishelpingU.S.factoriesspringboardintothefutureofsafety,sustainability,andinnovation,thankstoARandVRtraining,advancedrobotics,andreal-timeinformationsharing.Augmentedreality(AR)headsetscanbeagame-changerforfrontlineworkers,enablingthemtoremotelyperformtaskslikecellsiteupgradesandmachinemaintenance,virtuallyviewservicechecklistsandmore.5Gpowersthefastresponsesnecessaryforarealisticexperience.

ERICSSON

Ericssonisunlockingthepotentialfor5G-connectedIndustry4.0.TheUSA5G

SmartFactoryisafull-scaleproductionfacilityfor5Gradiosandothernetworkelements,whichisexploringfast,securewirelessconnectivitytoenable

innovationsandprocessestha