5G Network Coverage to Support More Than 35% of Mobile Users in 2024: ABI

Though most of the media and entertainment industry is focused on using the 5G network for content distribution and delivery, the technology’s “superior capacity” makes it tailor-made for content production, reported ABI Research Wednesday. It’s forecasting 5G network coverage will support more than 35% of the global mobile user base in 2024, and video is “a key application that will drive mobile data consumption.” Video production trials over the 5G network have started in some markets in Asia, Europe and North America, said ABI. The 5G network can support the higher bandwidth and lower latency capability for video production, but network performance “can be challenging when it is shared by multiple users and applications,” it said. That’s why 5G networking slicing is expected to play a “critically important” role to deliver better bandwidth and latency performance, “which is required for high-value content production such as sports,” it said.