• Enterprise IT goals combine the need for operational efficiency with creating a differentiated customer and employee experience. Increasing market reach through new channels and services that require advanced network/device connectivity, analytics, and mobile applications are also key.
• More than two-thirds of global enterprises are evaluating or strategically reviewing 5G technologies to deploy, while less than a third in Omdia’s sample believe that it is too early or lack understanding.
• 5G enterprise services and Edge deployments will go more mainstream from 2022 onwards, expanding beyond initial industrial use cases to a wider range of scenarios/verticals including, retail, finance, government.
• IoT is a key enabler of various other technologies that will drive business transformation over the next few years, ranging from mobile applications and real-time insight through advanced analytics to intelligent automation and machine-to-machine (M2M) communication.
• Enterprises are increasingly looking to consume these technologies and applications as a service, thus minimizing any upfront investment costs and providing greater agility and easier management.

Expires 4/14/2022