92% of respondents to this survey commissioned by Boldyn Networks and carried out by Sapio Research think so
New research commissioned by Boldyn Networks and undertaken by Sapio Research suggests that neutral hosts are the answer to densifying 5G networks. Boldyn Networks describes itself as “one of the largest neutral host providers in the world”.
Neutral hosts companies deploy and operate infrastructure and lease it to telcos, and public and private sector organisations so that they are not duplicating building and operating their own.
Sapio surveyed 200 telecoms decision makers, 200 5G enterprise experts and 200 public sector IT decision makers in the UK, Ireland and the US from organisations with 100 to more than 5,000 employees. Of them, 38% were owners, founders or directors, 9% were C-Level executives, 48% were managers and 4% were consultants or advisors.
Some 92% of respondents said they are likely to work with neutral hosts to remove the challenges associated with 5G densification.
Confidence in 5G is growing
- 71% of decision-makers in telcos, public and private sector organisations in the US, UK and Ireland feel more confident in 5G performance than ever before
- 5G availability is rapidly growing in importance among enterprise and public sector IT decision makers. 86% of US respondents and 64% of UK and Ireland respondents say 5G’s availability has a direct impact on performance within their organisations today
- 78% believe 5G will deliver optimal performance within the next 12 months, with US respondents most optimistic
Key challenges of 5G rollout and the need for network densification
- 96% of decision makers have faced challenges deploying 5G infrastructure, eight out of 10 expect to exceed their planned investment
- The top three challenges include capex requirements (29%), achieving ubiquitous connectivity (27%) and laying new fibre (24%)
- As confidence in 5G increases, there’s a clear move towards embarking upon 5G rollout strategies quickly. To that end, 47% of respondents claimed that increasing the deployment of macro cells and small cells was a priority.
- 60% of telecoms operators, public and private sector organisations have a clear network densification strategy, but US-based organisations are more advanced.