5G networks are being rolled out in many countries and their fast speeds, high capacity and low latency are widely viewed by policy makers around the world as being essential enablers of digital connectivity that can drive economic growth and competition. Our collection of articles, reports and client projects offers expert analysis and valuable insights into 5G roll-out, investment and the enablers of this important technology.
5G insights
Article
5G for all – what is Europe's plan?
Article
Operators must lead 6G R&D to ensure technologies generate new revenue streams and enable cost savings
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5G Advanced: commercialisation will depend on mapping performance improvements to key use cases
Tracker
Spectrum auction tracker 4Q 2024
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Consumer trends to watch in 2025: consolidation and new players force operators to adopt new strategies
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CSPs’ 5G monetisation efforts and adoption of cost-effective solutions will drive assurance spending growth
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The state of 5G
Article
The decline in mobile revenue has accelerated since the launch of 5G but the situation may be improving
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Business trends to watch in 2025: telecoms operators will explore different models to drive revenue growth
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5G standalone coverage is limited in many regions but Western European operators are making good progress
Tracker
5G Advanced R&D tracker 2H 2024
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CSPs seem to have settled on their 5G core deployment models; vRAN/Open RAN strategies remain in flux
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Cellular data traffic: saturation will limit volume growth
Tracker
5G deployment tracker 2H 2024
Strategy report
6G value chains: optimising the operator’s role
Client projects
Project experience
Quantifying the environmental benefits of using extra mid-band spectrum to achieve mobile roll-out targets
Project experience
We provided end-to-end 5G spectrum auction support to a regulator of a developed market, as part of its 2.1GHz spectrum award
Project experience
We analysed the use of pro-competitive measures within the 3.4–4.2GHz range amongst a benchmark set of OECD countries
Project experience
We built a TCO model to assess the cost benefits of deploying Microsoft’s Azure Operator Nexus compared to alternative options for network cloud deployment
Project experience
Assessing the AI-readiness of an entire region, creating a go-to-market strategy for a technology leader to follow
5G research programmes
Our telecoms software research allows us to evaluate the way communication service providers CSPs use software as a means of support to their business.
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This programme delivers key data on the economics and trade-offs of mobile network investment.
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This programme looks at opportunities for telecoms operators and vendors to sell solutions to large enterprises (with at least 250 employees)
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Adam Salač
Senior Consultant
Caroline Gabriel
Partner, expert in network and cloud strategies and architecture
Chris Nickerson
Manager
Janette Stewart
Partner, expert in spectrum management, policy and valuation
Julia Allford
Manager
Mark Colville
Principal
Rupert Wood
Research Director, expert in infrastructure, fixed networks and wholesale