What the Wireless Industry Will Look Like

July 31, 2018

Wireless has started its next transformation wave to 5G and beyond. So, which parts of the wireless industry will grow? Over the last few decades we have seen the industry change and grow, time and time again. The last major shift was with the iPhone and Android smartphones. Over the last decade we have seen the app market grow from a few hundred to more than two million. Now, let’s take a look at where wireless is heading and how you can stay on the winning track. Typically, when the wireless industry grows and changes, it happens in one area and every player participates equally. However, going forward I see wireless growing, expanding and changing in many different directions simultaneously. So, growth will be very different going forward. How can we know which companies and which sectors will be hot and which will cool down? In the past the industry as a whole shifted from analog to digital, then from 2G to 3G to 4G which is where we are today. 5G is coming next as all carriers prepare for this transformation over the next several years. Networks, cell sites and smartphones all need to be updated. This will take lots of time and money. However, this time, I also see other areas of expansion, growth and transformation in the industry. This will impact every wireless service provider, every tower company, every smartphone handset maker and every other part of the wireless spectrum.

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