\tChuck Robbins, CEO of Cisco, took to the stage at MWC19 Barcelona to proclaim that after years of thinking and talking about 5G, the next-generation of mobile technology has finally arrived.<\/p>\n
And, he said 5G is one technology that feels like the hype is going to be reflected in the reality.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are truly embarking on incredible times,\u201d he said. \u201cAs we think about this next phase that we\u2019re getting ready to enter into, it is going to be like no other phase we\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d<\/p>\n
Robbins cited some statistics to illustrate what lies ahead, based on the latest Cisco Visual Networking Index report. \u201cWe believe in the year 2022 \u2026 there will be more traffic created than there has been created since the inception of the internet,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Among other forecasts, Robbins said there will be more than 400 million 5G connections in three years. \u00a0\u201cWe may be off, but if we\u2019re off it\u2019s probably going to be higher,\u201d he added. \u00a0There will also be 4 billion machine-to-machine connections. \u201cIoT is going to become very real as we move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
And these connections are going to generate far more traffic than today, said Robbins, who suggested it could be up to six times higher.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to be massive scale. And this has huge implications for all, making possible the creation of new applications and bringing new opportunities for a broad range of industries, from mining through to autonomous driving.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also touted the technology\u2019s potential to boost connectivity all over the world.<\/p>\n
Different approach <\/p>\n
However, Robbins warned that mobile operators will have to think differently about how they architect the underlying network technology in the future. \u201cThe technology you put in the network is going to be different from everything we have ever built,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Robbins emphasised the need to work with partners to build out new capabilities for enterprise, for example.<\/p>\n
He pointed to the achievements of Cisco\u2019s partner Rakuten, which is building the first new mobile network in Japan in 10 years.<\/p>\n
As explained by Mickey Mikitani, founder, chairman and CEO of Rakuten, the operator\u2019s new network is very different from what has been built before.<\/p>\n
He described it as the first end-to-end, fully virtualised, cloud-native mobile network that uses little hardware, costs much less to build and maintain, and is 5G-ready from day one.<\/p>\n
Mikitani\u2019s parting message, and perhaps challenge to other mobile operators, was: \u201cOur philosophy of network is completely different. And we are presenting a totally new concept for mobile networks.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Chuck Robbins, CEO of Cisco, took to the stage at MWC19 Barcelona to proclaim that …<\/p>\n
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