KUALA LUMPUR: A recent study undertaken by EY on enterprises shows that investment in 5G technology is set to soar, but more than half lack the confidence to implement it.
The study titled, “Maximising the 5G opportunity enterprise,” which surveyed more than 1,000 enterprises globally on 5G opportunity found that 15% of enterprises are currently investing in 5G, and expected to rise to 69% within three years.
“Yet, less than half (48%)of the respondents are confident they can transition to the 5G-based Internet-of-Things (IoT), with 74% indicating that they need to overhaul the operating model to realise implementation,” the global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services said in a statement today.
This 74% of the enterprises believe that 5G will enter the fabric of their business over the next five years.
However, of those investing in 5G today, 67% are either engaging in trials or are in discussion with suppliers, rather than moving to the operational phase.
The study also found that enterprises in the US lead the 5G adoption curve with 19% currently investing compared with 13% in Europe and just 10% in the Asia Pacific.
EY Global Telecommunications Sector Leader Tom Loozen said enterprises are aware that 5G can fundamentally reshape their organisations.
“To succeed, they need to develop a road map that is aligned to the broader landscape of technology transformation, but anxieties persist around technology integration, maturity and cybersecurity,” he said in the statement.
Meanwhile, EY Global Telecommunication Lead Analyst Adrian Baschnonga said 5G providers need to reinvent themselves as trusted partners, prioritising access to an ecosystem of competencies that can deliver 5G capabilities at scale. – March 11, 2020, Bernama
