MAVENIR
Virtyt Koshi , General Manager for EMEA at Mavenir , talks 5G , network flexibility and the power of OpenRAN to usher in a new era of telecommunication
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T he evolution of global telecommunications networks from 4G to 5G is proceeding at an unprecedented speed . However , as the telecom industry embarks on this generational leap , the strategies , business models and infrastructure technology required to support this evolution have yet to be fully realised .
5G offers lower latency , greater throughput , less delay , and a huge increase in the number of connected devices , which places demands on existing network architecture practices that are no longer sustainable . “ One of the things we are seeing in the 5G space now is that a lot of people in the industry are talking about 5G networks in terms of architecture that was suitable for 2G and 3G , but is no longer suitable for 5G ,” explains Dr Virtyt Koshi , senior vice president and general manager EMEA at Mavenir . “ You can ’ t build high speed 5G networks in the same way that we built voice centric 2G and kbps low speed 3G networks .”
DECEMBER 2020