Digital twins in the 5G era: opportunities in the telecoms industry
12 April 2022 | Research
Justin van der Lande | Alex Bilyi
Strategy report | PPTX and PDF (15 slides) | Service Design and Orchestration
5G networks and services are extremely complex, which makes it challenging for vendors and mobile network operators (MNOs) to predict future issues, optimise and expand their existing systems and resolve problems. The concept of digital twins enables them to create digital representations of their networks to overcome these problems.
Information provided in this report
- Definition of the term digital twin
- Key components needed to create digital twins
- Why and how digital twin technology can be applied to 5G operations and resources
- Profiles of key players in the 5G digital twin space (Esri, IBM, Neural Technologies and Tata Consultancy Services)
Authors
Justin van der Lande
Research DirectorAlex Bilyi
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