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AI and Smart Glasses Will Change 5G Traffic Patterns: ABI

AI and devices such as smart glasses and enterprise drones will drive uplink traffic demands in 2025, ABI Research said this week. That in turn will create changes in telecommunications network design, it added. Moreover, Chinese operators, early adopters of…

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5G stand-alone core networks, are already heavily into network slicing and priority packages. Other telecom operators will need to adapt quickly to shifting traffic, ABI added. In addition, it said 2025 will see telecom vendors facing slowing capital expenditures as 5G rollouts flatten in mature markets like North America and Western Europe. To remain competitive, they must partner with AI-focused firms, ABI added.