5G Halftime

It’s 5G halftime!

As the 5G era reaches the halftime mark, the focus is shifting from proving its capabilities to unlocking its full potential. Operators are exploring new revenue streams through private networks, expansion of fixed wireless access, and more, while preparing for the transformative impact of 6G in the future. The 2025 Spirent 5G Outlook Report serves as a strategic guide, offering insights into monetization strategies, deployment acceleration, and the latest technological advancements.

The latest annual 5G report - now in its sixth year - highlights top revenue-generating 5G use cases, the rapid evolution of 5G Standalone (SA), and the role of emerging technologies like RedCap, 5G network APIs, and AI-driven infrastructure. It also examines key advancements in resilience, automation, and service assurance, providing operators with actionable strategies to stay competitive.

With expert analysis, the new 5G report is vital reading for industry leaders. Download the report today to help navigate the future of connectivity.

Ensuring 5G RedCap Success: Essential Network Testing Strategies

5G RedCap is set to revolutionize IoT connectivity, enabling cost-effective, power-efficient devices across industries. As operators integrate 5G RedCap into their networks, rigorous testing is essential to ensure seamless coexistence with full-capability 5G and legacy LTE devices. Introduced in 3GPP Release 17, RedCap optimizes 5G for devices that require reliable connectivity without high data speeds. Leading operators, including China Mobile, T-Mobile, and Verizon, are trialing RedCap for applications like smart meters, industrial sensors, and connected healthcare. However, successful deployment depends on thorough validation, from traffic modeling and performance testing to security assessments. Spirent’s Landslide 5G Core test solution emulates real-world conditions, ensuring networks can handle RedCap’s unique demands without compromising service quality. With 5G RedCap poised for rapid adoption, robust testing strategies will be key to unlocking its full potential and delivering the next wave of IoT innovation. Learn how Spirent can help optimize your 5G RedCap strategy today.

AI networks testing

Artificial intelligence is transforming network infrastructure, driving the need for high-bandwidth, low-latency, and lossless performance to support demanding workloads. As data centers, telecom providers, and enterprises upgrade their networks for AI applications, ensuring performance, security, and reliability through rigorous testing is essential. AI networks must manage massive data volumes and complex traffic patterns, requiring new architectures such as regional AI data centers, edge computing, and scalable Ethernet fabrics. These innovations introduce challenges like bottlenecks, latency issues, and security risks that demand comprehensive validation. AI is also enhancing networking through intelligent traffic management, anomaly detection, and automation, requiring rigorous pre-deployment and live monitoring validation. Emerging testing methodologies like digital twins, real-time emulation, and automation are essential for AI network reliability. Organizations must adopt proactive testing strategies to ensure AI networks meet the demands of high-performance computing, scalable cloud infrastructure, and evolving security frameworks. Explore how AI is shaping the future of networking and why testing is key to ensuring AI-driven infrastructures deliver on their promise.

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