Public and private sector confidence in 5G performance grows

“Our industry has made great progress in rolling out 5G networks globally and confidence in its performance by business customers has rocketed. But to create the truly interconnected communities of the future, it is essential that we close the gaps in 5G connectivity – indoors, outdoors, in urban, suburban, and rural environments. That’s what network densification is all about,” said Justin Berger, group chief strategy officer at Boldyn Networks.

“Both operators and public and private organisations face serious challenges in achieving ubiquitous connectivity. So how do these decision-makers go about this? Our report reveals that neutral hosts will play a crucial role in network densification strategies.”

Key findings of the research include:

• 71 per cent of decision-makers in telecoms operators, public and private sector organisations in the US, UK and Ireland now feel more confident in 5G performance than ever before

• 5G availability is rapidly growing in importance among enterprise and public sector IT decision-makers

• 86 per cent of US respondents and 64 per cent of UK&I respondents reckon 5G availability has a direct impact on performance within their organisation today

• 78 per cent believe 5G will deliver optimal performance within the next 12 months, with US respondents most optimistic

• 96 per cent of decision-makers have faced challenges deploying 5G infrastructure, eight in 10 expect to exceed their planned spend

• The top three challenges include Capex requirements (29 per cent), achieving ubiquitous connectivity (27 per cent) and laying new fibre (24 per cent)

• As confidence in 5G increases, there’s a clear move towards embarking upon 5G rollout strategies quickly. To that end, 47 per cent of respondents claimed that increasing the deployment of macro cells and small cells was a priority

• Three-fifths of telecoms operators, public and private sector organisations have a clear network densification strategy, but US-based organisations are more advanced.

• The majority (92 per cent) were likely to use neutral hosts to remove the headaches associated with 5G densification

• Cost-effectiveness, sustainability credentials and time efficiency were the most popular reasons neutral hosts appealed to respondents.

To read Boldyn Networks latest report, visit Neutral hosts: the answer to 5G densification in delivering an interconnected future.

The survey was conducted among 200 telecoms decision-makers, 200 5G enterprise experts and 200 public sector IT decision makers in the UK and Ireland (50 per cent) and US (50 per cent), from organisations with 100- to 5,000+ employees.