Essential Guide: State of 5G in APAC

Introduction

The rollout of 5G networks across the Asia-Pacific region has been uneven, with mature markets like Singapore, South Korea and Australia leading the pack with consumer services and trials involving enterprise use cases such as robotics that take advantage of the low-latency capabilities of the technology.

Later this month, India will join the fray with a 5G spectrum auction following trials by Indian telcos to test 5G applications such as cloud gaming, robotics and telehealth.

But for 5G to take off across the region, a confluence of factors will need to be in place. That includes the ability of telcos to monetise their 5G investments and develop new applications, as well as the availability of cheaper handsets necessary for mass adoption, especially in emerging markets.

In this Essential Guide, we examine the state of 5G across Asia-Pacific, ways in which organisations are leveraging 5G and how telcos are transforming themselves to support new 5G services.

1Market momentum-

Market momentum

From India to Australia, 5G rollouts are gathering pace across the region

2Enterprise use cases-

Enterprise use cases

Robotics, industrial automation and manufacturing are just some of the 5G applications that are being deployed across the region

3Digital telcos-

Digital telcos

Telcos across the region are transforming their technology infrastructure to support new 5G capabilities in a bid to become digital telcos