Europe

TheMobileEconomy

2022

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TheMobileEconomyEurope2022

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Contents

Executivesummary2

1Themobilemarketinnumbers9

1.1Mobileadoptionincreasingbutslowly10

1.25Gacceleratesbut4Gremainsdominant11

1.3Smartphoneadoptionanddatatrafficontherise12

1.4Macroeconomicpressuresweighonrevenuegrowth14

2Keytrendsshapingthedigitallandscape15

2.15G:momentumcontinuestobuild16

2.2Thetelcoofthefuture:Europeanoperatorsleadthewayinuse20

ofrenewableenergy

2.3Revenuediversificationtakespriority22

3Mobilecontributingtoeconomicgrowthandsocialprogress25

3.1Mobile’scontributiontoeconomicgrowth26

3.2Mobileenhancingdigitalinclusion29

3.3Themobileindustry’simpactontheSDGs31

4Policiestorealisethedigitalagenda33

4.1Enablingpoliciestostimulateinnovationandinvestment35

4.2Drivingaffordable5Gforallthroughspectrumavailability37

TheMobileEconomyEurope2022

Executive

summary

Executivesummary

Connectivitysettopowerpost-pandemiceconomicrecovery

TheeconomictolloftheCovid-19pandemichasbeenexacerbatedbythecrisisinUkraineandtherelatedimpactonenergyprices,andsupply-chaindisruption.Governmentsarekeentobuildresilient,sustainableandinclusiveeconomiesthatcanwithstandcurrentandfutureshocks.Digitaltechnologies,withmobileatthecore,havebeenalifelineduringthepandemicandareplayingacrucialroleasa‘newnormal’unfoldsinthewaypeopleandbusinessesinteractwiththesocietyandenvironmentaroundthem.

Mobilenetworksarevitaltoeconomicrecoveryandrealising

greenanddigitaltransformationacrossEurope.Twoyearsinto

theEU’sDigitalDecade,theconnectivitytargetof‘Gigabit

MobilenetworksarevitaltoeconomicrecoveryandrealisinggreenanddigitaltransformationacrossEurope.

foreveryone,5Geverywhere’hasneverfeltmoreurgent.The

DigitalEuropeProgramme,theConnectingEuropeFacility

andtherecoveryfundsprovidedtoEUMemberStatesoffer

anopportunityforoperatorstopartnerwithgovernmentsto

improveconnectivityacrosssocietyanddrivepost-pandemic

economicrecoveryacrosstheregion.

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5Gacceleratesbut4Gremainsdominant

ThemajorityofcountriesinEuropehavenowdeployedcommercial5Gservices,andnearlytwothirdsofoperatorsintheregionhavelaunched5Gnetworks.5GadoptionisgainingmomentuminEurope,supportedbyanexpanding5Gdeviceecosystemandstrongmarketingcampaignsbyoperators.However,EuropeanmarketsstilllagglobalpeerssuchasJapan,SouthKoreaandtheUSinadoptionofthetechnology.By2025,theUKandGermanywillhavethehighest5GadoptionratesinEuropeat61%and59%respectively,comparedto73%inSouthKoreaand68%inJapanandtheUS.

4GadoptioninEuropewillpeakin2022andthendecline.However,itissettoremainthedominanttechnologyacrosstheregion,accountingforjustoverhalfoftotalconnectionsby2025.Thepaceof5GcoverageexpansionacrossEuropewillbeakeyfactorinthetransitionfrom4Gto5G.Although5GnetworkcoverageinEuropewillriseto70%in2025(from47%in2021),nearlyathirdofthepopulationwillremainwithout5Gcoverage.Thiscomparesto2%orlessinSouthKoreaandtheUS.

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Mobileadoptionisstillgrowingbutslowly

In2021,474millionpeopleinEurope(86%ofthepopulation)subscribedtomobileservices.Thetotaladdressablemarketfortheregion’soperatorsisapproachingsaturationpoint,withlargermobilemarketsaccountingforthemajorityofnewsubscribers.GermanyandtheUKwillaccountformorethanathirdofthe6millionnewsubscribersexpectedovertheperiodto2025.CountriesinEasternEurope,withlowerpenetrationrates,willrecordthefastestsubscribergrowthratesovertheperiodto2025.

Smartphoneadoptionisalsorising.Bytheendof2021,fourinfivemobileconnectionsinEuropewerebasedonsmartphones.However,variationinadoptionlevelsamongEuropeanmarketsmeansthereismoreroomforgrowthinsomemarketsthanothers.Forexample,smartphoneadoptionisstilllessthan75%inanumberofmarkets,includingCroatia,HungaryandPoland.Risingsmartphoneadoptionandagrowingarrayofbandwidth-hungryapplicationsareamongthekeydriversofmobiledatatrafficinEurope,whichisforecasttomorethantripleovertheperiodto2027.

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Executivesummary

Mobilecontinues

tocontributetothe

economyandsocial

wellbeing

In2021,mobiletechnologiesandservicesgenerated

4.5%ofGDPinEurope–acontributionthatamounted

toapproximately€760billionofeconomicvalueadded.

Themobileecosystemalsosupportedapproximately2.6millionjobs(directlyandindirectly)andmadeasubstantialcontributiontothefundingofthepublicsector,with€109billionraisedthroughtaxation.Overtheperiodto2030,5Gtechnologieswilldrivefurthercontributionstotheregion’seconomy,impactingkeyindustriessuchasmanufacturingandpublicadministration.

Beyondeconomicimpacts,operatorsaremakingsignificantcontributionstothewelfareofsocietymorebroadly,includingkeepingvulnerablepeopleconnected.ThehumanitariancrisisinUkrainehighlightstheimportantroleofconnectivityinenablingpeopleandcommunitiestoobtainlife-savinginformation,stayconnectedwithlovedones,andaccessvitalservices.Sincethestartoftheconflict,mobileoperatorsacrossEuropeandbeyondhaveintroducedarangeofreliefpackagestosupportvictims,demonstratingtheroletheindustryplaysinkeepingthemostvulnerableconnectedduringdifficulttimes.

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Executivesummary

Policymakerscan

helprealisethe

digitalagenda

Aseconomiesandsocietiesaroundtheworlddigitalise,theaccelerationof5GinEuropeisnecessarytoensurethattraditionalindustrialandmanufacturingstrengthsarenotdraggeddownbyweaknessesintheICTsector.Withthelimitationsofexistingnetworksbecomingmoreapparentamidanincreasinglydistributedworkforce,thereisalsoaneedtoensurefairandevenaccessforall.

Toachievethis,itisvitaltocreatetherightconditionsforprivateinfrastructureinvestment,networkmodernisationanddigitalinnovation.Afinanciallysustainablemobilesectoriskeytothedeliveryofinnovativeservicesandthedeploymentofnewnetworks.Policymakersshouldcollaboratewiththeprivatesectortostimulateinvestmentinnext-generationnetworksthatwillformthebackboneforEurope’seconomicrecoverybyenablingemployment,entrepreneurshipandinnovationwhilehelpingachieveessentialclimate-relatedgoals.

Afinanciallysustainablemobilesectoriskeytothedeliveryofinnovativeservicesandthedeploymentofnewnetworks.

PracticalstepsthatauthoritiesinEuropecantake

includethefollowing:

?Rethinkcompetitionpolicyandenforcementintermsofharmonisedconditionsforinvestmentanddoingbusiness.

?Fairlyallocatethecostsofnetworktraffictothe

largestdrivers,todeliveraneconomicincentive

tousenetworkcapacitymoreefficiently.

?Fostersupply-chaindiversityandcompetition,toimprovenetworksecurityandresiliencethroughdisaggregationandgreaterinteroperability.

?Adjusttheregulatoryframeworktoenablethe

dataeconomytothriveinEurope,byensuringa

levelplayingfieldindigitalmarkets,servicesand

taxation.

?Implementfairspectrumlicensingconditionsandavoidexcessivechargesandlimiteddurationsoflicences,whichcanundermineinvestment.

?Implementcost-reductionmeasuresandsimplificationfornetworkdeploymenttoachieveEurope’sDigitalDecadeconnectivitytargets.

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CAGR

(excludinglicensedcellularIoT)

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2021

2025

Uniquemobilesubscribers

474m

480m

86%

2021

87%

2025

0.3%

Penetrationrate

Percentageofpopulation

CAGR

2021-2025

79%

2021

82%

2025

Percentageofpopulation

Mobileinternetusers

2021

433m

2025

Penetrationrate

1.1%

CAGR

2021-2025

453m

SIMconnections

(excludinglicensedcellularIoT)

2021692m

2025704m

Penetrationrate

Percentageofpopulation

126%

2021

128%

2025

2021-2025

0.4%

(excludinglicensedcellularIoT)

4GPercentageofconnections

20212025

75%52%

5G

ConnectionsAdoption

311m44%

20252025

Percentageofconnections

(excludinglicensedcellularIoT)

€760bn

Public

2021

2025

Smartphones

80%

84%

LicensedcellularIoTconnections

2021172m

2025406m

Operatorrevenuesandinvestment

2021

2025

€162bn

€169bn

Totalrevenues

Operatorcapex

€122bn

20222025

90%on5G

2021

2025

MobileindustrycontributiontoGDP

4.5%

ofGDP

€840bn

funding

2021

€109bn

Mobileecosystemcontributionto

publicfunding(beforeregulatory

andspectrumfees)

Employment

1.4millionjobs

Directlysupportedbythemobileecosystemin2021

Plusanadditional

1.3million

jobs

supported

indirectly

38%

90%

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SUBSCRIBERPENETRATION

TECHNOLOGYMIX*

2025

2021

2025

2021

4G

3G

5G

2G

2025

2021

2025

2021

4G

3G

5G

2G

2025

2021

2021

2025

2021

4G

3G

5G

2G

SUBSCRIBERPENETRATION

TECHNOLOGYMIX*

2025

2021

2025

2025

2021

4G

3G

5G

2G

*Percentageoftotalmobileconnections(excludinglicensedcellularIoT)Note:Totalsmaynotaddupduetorounding

Executivesummary

Subscriberandtechnologytrendsinkeymarkets

France

3%

2%

47%

<1%<1%

19%

84%86%

2021

2025

SMARTPHONEADOPTION

53%

76%

85%87%

TECHNOLOGYMIX*

SUBSCRIBERPENETRATION

Germany

5%7%<1%

41%

88%89%

20212025

SMARTPHONEADOPTION

88%

59%

80%84%

Italy

TECHNOLOGYMIX*

SUBSCRIBERPENETRATION

3%

12%

2%<1%

14%

89%90%

2025

SMARTPHONEADOPTION

71%

60%

77%81%

UK

<1%

7%2%1%

39%

85%87%

2021

SMARTPHONEADOPTION

61%

86%88%

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01

Themobile

marketin

numbers

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Themobilemarketinnumbers

1.1Mobileadoptionincreasingbutslowly

Figure1

KeymilestonesforthemobileindustryinEurope

Over65million

5Gconnections

4Gadoptionpeaks

at76%

Over560million

smartphoneconnections

2024

Over300million5Gconnections

480millionuniquemobilesubscribers

3Gadoptiondropsbelow5%

Source:GSMAIntelligence

5Gadoptionreachesathirdofmobileconnections

Over580millionsmartphoneconnections

450millionmobileinternetusers

700millionmobileconnections

3Gadoptiondropsbelow10%

5Gadoptionreaches20%

2025

2023

2022

Figure2

Mobilesubscriberstogrowby6millioninEuropeby2025

Subscribers(million)

480

+6

2025

Source:GSMAIntelligence

474

2021

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1.25Gacceleratesbut4Gremainsdominant

Figure3

5Gwillovertake3GinEuropeby2023andreducethegapwith4G

Percentageoftotalconnections(excludinglicensedcellularIoT)

90%

75%

44%

40%

30%

20%

14%

7%

4%

2G

20212022202320242025

Source:GSMAIntelligence

52%

80%

70%

60%

4%

1%

4G

50%

5G

3G

10%

0%

Europeanmarketsprogresswithplanstoshutdownlegacynetworks

OperatorsacrossEuropeareincreasinglyoutliningplanstoshutdownlegacy(2Gand3G)networks,asthetransitionto5Ggatherspace.Thisiswithaviewtooptimisenetworkoperationsgiventhecostandcomplexityofsimultaneouslyrunningmultiplegenerations,theneedtorepurposespectrumassetsformoreefficient4Gand5Gnetworks,andtheopportunitytoimproveenergyefficiencyinthenetwork(aslegacynetworksarelessenergyefficient).Inaddition,thestandardisationandmaintenanceoflegacyequipmentisslowing,withsomeequipmentduetolosesupportwithinafewyears.Thiscouldresultinhighersecurityrisksandagreaterincidenceofoutageson2G/3Gnetworks.

Anumberofoperatorshaverecentlyshutdownlegacynetworks.Forexample,O2retiredits3GnetworkinGermanyattheendof2021,freeingupfrequenciesat2100MHztobeusedentirelyfor4Gnetworks.Meanwhile,DutchoperatorKPNdiscontinuedits3GoperationsattheendofMarch

2022.

Thenextfewyearswillseethistrendgathermomentum.In2023,VodafoneUKintendstoretireits3Gnetwork,whileSwissnetworkoperatorSunriseplanstodothesameforits2Goperations.Thecaseforlegacynetworkshutdownisclear.However,thereareimportantconsiderations,particularlyaroundtheongoinguseofsuchnetworkstosupportIoTservicesanddevices.Thiscallsforcollaborationamongstakeholderstofacilitateatransitionfromlegacynetworksthatisbothefficientandcausestheleastamountofdisruption.

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Themobilemarketinnumbers

Figure4

By2025,5GwillaccountfornearlyhalfofmobileconnectionsinEurope,butmajorEuropeanmarketswilllagglobalpeers

5Gadoptionin2025(percentageoftotalconnections)5G

connections

Europeaverage44%

73%

68%

68%

25m

45m

1bn

73m

34m

Source:GSMAIntelligence

SouthKorea

US

Japan

Canada

UK

China

Germany

France

Globalaverage25%

47%

59%

59%

61%

252m

129m

45m

(2025)

62%

1.3Smartphoneadoptionanddatatrafficontherise

Figure5

By2025,smartphoneswillaccountfornearly85%ofconnectionsinEurope

Smartphonesasapercentageoftotalconnections

85%87%

81%77%

Europeaverage

LargestsmartphonemarketsinEuropebynumberofconnections,2025

Germany

62million

UK

65million

105million

82%73%

82%79%

84%80%

84%80%

Globalaverage

20212025

France

86%88%

Germany

France

Spain

Italy

UK

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3.5x

15

GCCStates

50

2027

2.3x

22

2021

WesternEurope

NorthAmerica

52

52

2027

2027

2021

2021

CentralandEasternEurope

32

2027

3.2x

10

2021

3.5x

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Figure6

WesternEuropeishometosomeoftheworld’sbiggestconsumersofmobiledata,whileCentralandEasternEuropelagsbehindtheglobalaverage

Mobiledatatrafficpersmartphone(GBpermonth)

NortheastAsia

Globalaverage

3.3x

12

43

40

3.1x

14

2021

2027

2027

2021

Source:Ericsson

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1.4Macroeconomicpressuresweighonrevenuegrowth

169

168

167

0.3%

Figure7

OperatorrevenuegrowthwillmoderateinthecomingyearsasinflationarypressuresweighonconsumerspendinEurope

3.1%

169

162

0.4%

20212022202320242025

Operatorrevenue(€billion)Annualgrowth(%)

Source:GSMAIntelligence

0.6%

2.2%

Figure8

Europeanoperatorcapex-to-revenuewillstabiliseinthecomingyears

22%

19%

18%

35.1

30.4

20212022202320242025

Operatorcapex(€billion)Capextorevenue(%)

Source:GSMAIntelligence

30.6

29.7

31.5

18%

18%

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02

Keytrendsshapingthedigitallandscape

Satisfiedwithexistingnetwork

Tooexpensive

Benefitsarenotappealing

Phonedoesn’tsupport5G

Donotknowenoughabout5G

Security/privacyconcerns

Coverageareaislimited

Other

Wouldneedtoswitchoperator

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Keytrendsshapingthedigitallandscape

2.15G:momentumcontinuestobuild

AsofJune2022,208mobileoperatorsin79marketsworldwidehadlaunchedcommercial5Gservices.Thisincludes108operatorsin34Europeanmarkets.Take-upofconsumer5Gcontinuestogrowsteadilyacrosstheregion,reaching6%ofthemobilecustomerbaseattheendofJune2022,ledby

adoptioninNorway(16%),Switzerland(14%),Finland(13%),UK(11%)andGermany(10%).Momentumhasbeenboostedbyanumberoffactors,includingeconomicrecoveryfromthepandemic,risingsalesof5Ghandsets,operators’marketingeffortsandtheexpansionofnetworkcoverage.

Consumersand5G:pullingtheleversforgrowth

Despitepositivemomentum,EuropestilllagsChina,theUSandSouthKoreaintermsofconsumerintenttoupgradeto5G.Variousfactorsplayarole,suchassatisfactionwithexistingnetworksandthedegreeofoperatormarketingpush.Europeanconsumerstendtomigratetonewtechnologiesataslowerpace

thanthoseinotherdevelopedregions/countries–a

trendalreadyseenwith4G.1Rising5Gcoverage

andtheplethoraof5Gsmartphonesnowavailable

shouldhelpconvertsomelatentdemandintonew

5Gsubscriptions.

Figure9

SatisfactionwithexistingnetworksishighestinEurope

Whichofthefollowingexplainswhyyouhavedecidednottoupgradeto5Gwhenitisavailable?Percentageofrespondents

0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%

EuropeUSChina,JapanandKorea(CJK)

Source:GSMAIntelligenceConsumersinFocusSurvey2021

50%

1.

Analysingthebehaviourofearly5Gusers:10thingstoknowwhenplanningconsumer5Gstrategies

,GSMAIntelligence,2021

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Keytrendsshapingthedigitallandscape

Onarelativebasis,satisfactionwithexistingnetworks(largely4G)isthetopreasonforconsumersinEuropenotintendingtoupgradeto5G.Todifferentiatetheir5Gnetworksfrompreviousgenerations,operatorsareinvestingin5Gstandaloneandothernetworkinnovationstoimprove5Gperformanceandmeetgrowingdatarequirements.Forexample,UKoperatorEEclaimedtobethe

firstEuropeanplayertosuccessfullyaggregatea5Gsignalusingcarrieraggregationacrosssevendifferentspectrumcarriers,withspeedsexceeding2.2Gbpsinlaboratorytests.2

Otherbarriersto5Gadoptionincludethecostof5G(mostlyafunctionof5Gdevicepricesratherthan5Gsubscriptioncosts).Thecostbarriershouldbecomelessprevalentasmoreaffordable5Gdevicesenterthemarket.Theaverageretailpricefora5Gphonehasalreadyfallensignificantlyinrecentquarters.Theproportionofrespondentsclaiming5G’sbenefitsarenotappealingshouldalsocomedownoverthenextfewyears,asoperatorspromotenewservicesthattakeadvantageof5G’senhancedcapabilities(e.g.metaverseapplications).

5Gandthemetaverse

5Gnetworkscanprovidethehigh-capacity,low-latencytransmissionneededforimmersiveexperiences,andallowtheusertoexperienceextendedrealities(offeredbythemetaverse)intherealworld.OperatorsinEuropearesteppingupeffortstogrowtheregion’smetaverseecosystem.

DeutscheTelekomrecentlypartneredwithSKTelecomtobringtheSouthKoreanoperator’sIflandmetaverseplatformtoEurope.Thedealwillseethepaircarryoutalivetrialofthemetaverseplatformbeforetheendof2022,withthegoalofco-creatingvirtualcontentfortheEuropeanmarket.Thishighlightstheopportunityforoperatorstocapturevaluebeyondconnectivity,particularlyinthedevelopmentofplatforms,contentandservicesinthemetaverse.

Leveragingnewandexistingrelationshipstocreatepartnershipswithintheindustryandbeyondwillalsobecrucialtocapitaliseonthepotentialofthemetaverse.Forexample,Telefónica–throughWayra(itsopeninnovationhub)–haslaunchedOpen2metaverse,aninitiativetoconnectstartupsdevelopingmetaverseapplicationswithTelefónica.TheoperatorisalsocollaboratingwithMetatodriveinnovationinconnectivityandtechnologyforthemetaverse.

2.“EEcollaborateswithQualcommtoachieveaEuropeanfirstin5GSpeeds”,MobileUK,April2022

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Keytrendsshapingthedigitallandscape

5Gstandalone:growingmomentuminEurope

Deploymentsof5Gstandalone(5GSA)rampedupgloballyin2021andthefirstquarterof2022.AsofApril2022,25operatorsin18countrieshadlaunchedcommercial5GSAservices.AsiaPacificleadsthewayintermsof5GSAcommercialisation,whilecommercial5GSAservicesinEuropeareavailableinFinland,GermanyandItaly.Furtherdeploymentsareexpectedinthenextfewyears,includingthefollowing:

?AtMWC22,Orangerevealedits5GSAsuppliersinEurope,optingforEricsson’scorenetworkinBelgium,Spain,LuxembourgandPoland,andNokia’sequivalentofferinginFranceandSlovakia.Testingandtrialswillbeconductedin2022,withcommerciallaunchesfrom2023.

?InMarch2022,VodafoneGermanyannouncedplanstoachievenationwidecoverageofits5G

SAnetwork,whichuses700MHzand3.5GHz

spectrum,by2025.Itwillbeusingthe‘5G+’brand

astheservicerollsoutacrossthecountry.

Theaddedfunctionalityenabledby5GSAiskey

todeliveringonthe5Gpromiseoffullysupporting

advanced5Gusecases.Thishelpsexplainwhy

operatorscite5GSAasthemostimportant5G

networkfeatureforenterprisesuccess.3

Figure10

Deploying5GSAoffersnewbusinessopportunitiesaswellascostbenefits

5GSA:topbenefitscitedbyoperatorsinEurope(topthreechoicesselected)

Simplifiednetworkarchitecture

Massivemachine-typecommunications

(MMTC)support

Networkslicingcapabilities

Ultra-reliable,low-latencycommunications

(URLLC)support

Networkcostoptimisation

Source:GSMAIntelligenceOperatorsinFocus:NetworkTransformationSurvey2021

76%

72%

40%

56%

56%

3.

EnterpriseOpportunity2021:understandingoperatorthinking,expectationsandagendas

,GSMAIntelligence,2021

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Keytrendsshapingthedigitallandscape

Networkslicingcontinuestomakeprogress

Withtherolloutof5GSAnetworks,interestisgrowinginthecustomisednetworkcapabilitiesthatnetworkslicingoffers.Whileslicingprovidesusecasesintheconsumersegment(e.g.gaming),itistheenterprisemarket(e.g.IoTapplicationsacrossverticalsectors)thatisattractingmoreattention.4

ProgressonnetworkslicingcontinuesinEurope.Overthelastfewmonths,VodafoneUKandEricssonhavedemonstratedVR-orientedslicingforaretailer,offeringguaranteedbandwidthandlatency(260Mbpsat12.4ms);DeutscheTelekomandEricssonhavedemonstratedcross-bordercontinuityofenterprisenetworkslicing(inGermanyandPoland);andProximusandNokiarecentlytested5GnetworkslicingfordemandingnetworkconditionsattheProximus5Ginnovationlabin

Brussels.

Thattheindustryisstillconductingnetworkslicingtrialsindicatesthereisworktobedonetoexecuteoncommercialisation,butsuchtrialsarecriticaltoensurethatdedicatedon-demandslicingsolutionscandeliverontheirpromise.

Operatorsaimtounlockthe5Genterpriseopportunity

Consumerservicesarethelargestcontributortooperatorrevenue,buttheenterprisesegmentisthemaingrowthdriverasoperatorsincreasinglytargetthedigitisationofv