How will 5G impact Saudi Arabia?

5G has the potential to accelerate the transformation of Saudi Arabia’s most lucrative industries and fueling the growth of emerging technologies like IoT, AI, and cloud and edge computing.

Will Saudi Arabia's 5G investments pay off?

Saudi Arabia’s ambitious investments in 5G and its digital economy are beginning to pay off.

What are 5G applications in Saudi Arabia?

“Notable 5G applications that could benefit enterprises in Saudi Arabia include centralised surveillance monitoring, production process analytics and equipment maintenance, smart metering, smart parking, vehicle trackers, and smart agriculture applications,” Okeleke says.

Will 5G drive innovation in Saudi Arabia?

5G not only offers important breakthroughs for Saudi Arabia’s most profitable industries, including gas and oil, logistics, and services, but has the potential to drive innovation through IoT-powered smart cities.

How does a 5G base station reduce OPEX?

This technique reduces opex by putting a base station into a “sleep mode,” with only the essentials remaining powered on. Pulse power leverages 5G base stations’ ability to analyze traffic loads. In 4G, radios are always on, even when traffic levels don’t warrant it, such as transmitting reference signals to detect users in the middle of the night.

Why does 5G cost more than 4G?

This percentage will increase significantly with 5G because a gNodeB uses at least twice as much electricity as a 4G base station. The more operators spend on electricity, the more difficult it is to price their 5G services competitively and profitably.