Business and market perspectives in 5G networks

Through the advanced coordination and orchestration realised within the wider SESAME project concept, a new architecture has been defined and proposed, aiming to attend several operators/service providers and “engage” them in a modern multi-tenant ecosystem, so that to fully serve the broader vision of the 5G; in particular, this takes place by emphasizing upon the incorporation” of network intelligence and applications in the network edge through NFV and cloud computing and by promoting the effective use of the Small Cell concept. This modern 5G-based context influences the related market sector and leads to a multiplicity of business challenges and growth opportunities for the involved actors/players. Moreover, we assess and analyze forthcoming business perspective based on a dedicated proposed business model that strongly identifies the raising potential for growth.