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Bell Labs Mobility Report

by Nokia Bell Labs
15 Nov 2016
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Bell Labs Consulting inaugural report finds human demand for a digital future anywhere can only partially be met by networks in 2020.

Bell Labs Consulting models show that by 2020, 67 percent of the worldwide consumption demand forecast can be met by Wi-Fi. Another 14 percent can be addressed by the current adoption rate of 3G, LTE, small cells and the emergence of new technologies such as 5G. Between now and 2020, that leaves 19 percent of demand unable to be satisfied based on current and projected economics.  Thus, network operators will need to accelerate their path to 5G and cloud technologies, such as network function virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN), and adopt new business models to address the demand gap.

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Nokia Bell Labs is a world-renowned industrial research and scientific development organization. Founded in 1925, it has pioneered groundbreaking innovations such as the transistor, information theory, UNIX, and fiber-optic communication. Now part of Nokia, it continues to drive advancements in telecommunications, networking, and AI, shaping the future of technology.