This report by Rohde & Schwarz was released in August 2021. The report describes the emerging infrastructure trends of wireless networks for 4G, 5G, and beyond 5G. These trends provide more opportunities to service providers for network deployments, network customization, and network optimization. The analysis provides commentary on some of the key drivers, including spectrum, densification and coverage extension methods, virtualization and cloudification, and network customization and intelligence. These trends, which are presented in detail, are expected to continue in the coming years with the advance of 6G deployments.
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