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Our early-stage growth platform helps companies invest, launch, build, and scale—turning promising 5G use cases into proven businesses.
Faster data speeds, greater capacity: those are the starting points of 5G networks. It’s what comes next that makes 5G a differentiator. BCG helps companies seize the opportunities.
As 5G capabilities evolve, they will spark powerful new use cases—and business models. Think smart cities, transformative telemedicine, and connected devices on a massive scale. Think super-accurate location tracking for supply chains and inventory management. The list, and the potential, is boundless.
But tapping that potential isn’t straightforward. Deploying 5G networks is expensive, and different technologies foster different uses. Telecommunications operators must bring their commercial, technical, and financial functions together to monetize opportunities. Similarly, companies that can benefit from 5G—in industries such as health care, logistics, and manufacturing—must zero in on the business strategies, operating models, and other elements that fuel the most promising 5G use cases.
There are a lot of levers to pull if you’re going to turn 5G business opportunities into new revenue streams and competitive advantage. We help companies zero in on a custom-fit 5G strategy and develop the enablers to execute that vision. Among the focal points:
We don’t just promote cross-functionality—we take that approach ourselves. Our 5G consultants are supported by a global network of experts who specialize in an array of technical and functional areas, from agile ways of working and talent development to digital network transformation and IT implementation. Our key 5G resources include:
Our early-stage growth platform helps companies invest, launch, build, and scale—turning promising 5G use cases into proven businesses.
How will 5G transform business? With over 700 digital, data, and technology experts, BCG Platinion delivers the platforms, digital products, and IT architectures that let companies show exactly how transformative 5G can be.
A think tank for telcos, our Center for Telco Networks helps operators tackle—and master—the technical, business, and financial issues around 5G. By bringing together players from across the 5G ecosystem, the Center fosters the collaboration—and innovation—that sparks new use cases and business models.
Our 5G consultants have helped telcos deploy networks more efficiently and leverage novel technologies and architectures (such as O-RAN). We work with players across the 5G ecosystem, such as tower companies, and partner with industry leaders to identify compelling 5G use cases and business models. Here are a few examples of our work:
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