ABI Research Coverage of InterDigital, Inc.

This paper from InterDigital and ABI Research highlights the major accomplishments of 5G to date, shedding light on why this latest network generation has not yet realized its potential in unlocking new business avenues, which were inaccessible to its predecessors in both the consumer and enterprise sectors. It elaborates how 5G-Advanced, the next phase in the journey of this generation, is building the foundation for enterprise applications and potentially leaving the field open for 6G to drive the Industry 4.0 revolution. The paper also includes an overview of ABI Research’s insights into 5G-Advanced capabilities, market potential, and the fresh business paradigms it could unveil in both consumer and business domains.

Whether it be AR leveraging transparent displays for seamless data visualization, VR entirely replacing physical with virtual, or MR somewhere in between, XR has increasingly seen adoption across markets. This paper outlines the foundational technologies and metrics that define XR experiences, introduces the current standards study items and research resources dedicated to enabling XR, and highlights some of the challenges that will define the next stage of innovation and standardization for XR-enabled immersive experiences.

5G and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are the breakthrough technologies of this decade. The combination of these technologies will serve as a catalyst to many other emerging areas and will pave the way for a variety of new business opportunities in the consumer and enterprise segments, otherwise not possible with existing technologies.

5G is now a mainstream technology and a global success with nearly 1 billion subscribers already enjoying the high speeds the new generation offers. There are now hundreds of smartphones and devices that support 5G, hundreds of mobile operators have switched it on, and it is becoming available to the mainstream audience, not just high-tech premium subscribers. 5G is now giving us a glimpse of what future generations will bring and what new types of applications and use cases it will enable, in both consumer and enterprise domains.

To support sustainability efforts, the pace of 5G rollouts is important, as the climate crisis cannot be postponed. In the consumer space, mobile operators are deploying 5G and migrating subscribers to the new technology, but there may still be years until 5G replaces 4G and previous generations.

In order to realize 5G’s full potential, 5G deployment requires a more complex network with more powerful network elements, Internet of Thing (IoT) end nodes, and gateways. As compared to previous generations, 5G is expected to be flexible and agile, capable of supporting independent network slices for different applications. In addition, 5G is expected to have ubiquitous presence across different markets, so addressing energy consumption issue right at the onset of 5G deployment is a timely and effective way to make 5G as sustainable as possible.