Hello Ali, I had written about this in an earlier LinkedIn Post I did earlier last year: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/telecommunication-revolution-here-ahmed-moham... (Titled the Telecommunication Revolution is here) It just beats logic why we push to 4G.. 5G. The infrastructure needed to roll that out on mobile devices as well as service providers alone is extremely costly. The way things go, I think Telcos are bound to be brought back to earth if they don't switch to being corporate "Internet Service Providers" - Literally speaking. On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 8:43 AM, Ali Hussein via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

Listers

Interesting article.

While mobile operators struggle to tap into adjacent pools of value, they could be overlooking real threats to their core business. Consumers on the go may soon no longer need mobile operators to stay connected with the wider world. Wi-Fi networks, frequently offered free, are becoming much more commonplace, and emerging low-power and satellite systems could provide other ways for users to bypass traditional mobile networks entirely.

Read on

Regaining Mobile's grip on network connectivity <http://www.mckinsey.com/industries/telecommunications/our-insights/regaining-mobiles-grip-on-network-connectivity?cid=other-eml-alt-mip-mck-oth-1708&hlkid=5e54c701c75e41309789448621848e8c&hctky=1578625&hdpid=bc8b0b0c-ddb7-4324-9f97-adc7f02c45f6>

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