With the vocal support of most vendors, many mobile operators and some governments, 5G – a key enabler of the Industrial IoT – seems to be gaining momentum. But there are still experts who harbor serious doubts about whether this technology will be widely deployed.
One of these skeptics, William Webb, the CEO of the Weightless Special Interest Group and a former director of technology resources at U.K. regulator Ofcom, has published a thoughtful post (What’s wrong with the 5G vision?) that questions whether there is a business case for 5G. This article takes a close look at Webb’s arguments as to why 5G is unlikely to increase telco’s revenues.