5G versus Wi-Fi 6: Deployment considerations for enterprises

The world’s economy is at a pivotal moment, as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR), and other long-awaited technologies are transitioning from buzzwords into offerings and capabilities. The catalyst: high-speed, high-capacity and low-latency wireless connectivity. Mainstream adoption of such bandwidth-hungry technologies will naturally result in a massive increase in wireless network traffic. It’s predicted that by the end of 2024, global mobile traffic will reach 131 exabytes (EB) per month.