Dimitris Mavrakis
Senior Research Director
Research Focus
Dimitris Mavrakis, Senior Research Director, manages ABI Research’s telco network and cloud computing coverage, including hybrid cloud platforms, digital transformation, and mobile network infrastructure. Research topics include AI and machine learning in telco networks, hybrid cloud deployments and technologies, telco software and applications, 5G, 6G, cloud-native networks, and both telco and cloud ecosystems.
Read More
Topics Covered
5G & 6G Cloud-Native Systems
5G, 6G & Open RAN
Cellular Standards & Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
Hybrid Cloud & 5G Markets
Next-Gen Hybrid Cloud Solutions
Insights
VMware Exodus Has Begun, Creating Major Opportunities for Wind River and New Entrants
Insight | 4Q 2024 | IN-7665
AI Copilots Powering the Future of Autonomous Networks
Insight | 4Q 2024 | IN-7569
What the Microsoft Azure Telco Recent Layoffs Mean for the Broader Industry
Insight | 3Q 2024 | IN-7448
Open Networks Will Require Tighter OSS Vertical Integration
Insight | 2Q 2023 | IN-6992
Could Passive IoT Be the Killer App for 5G-Advanced?
Insight | 2Q 2023 | IN-6927
MWC 2023 Shows a Mature Technology Industry Still in Search of the Killer Enterprise 5G Use Case
Insight | 1Q 2023 | IN-6882
The Declaration for the Future of the Internet: Why Now and How Will It Happen?
Insight | 2Q 2022 | IN-6540
Ericsson’s acquisition of Vonage: short or long-game?
Insight | 4Q 2021 | IN-6374
What Went Wrong with 5G?
Insight | 3Q 2021 | IN-6236
Greenfield Cloud-Based 5G Networks Pave the Way for Alternative Vendor Selection
Insight | 3Q 2021 | IN-6209
AWS and DISH Partnership is a Major Milestone
Insight | 2Q 2021 | IN-6164
Is a Practical Form of Network Slicing Coming Back Into Fashion?
Insight | 2Q 2021 | IN-6122
Distributed Computing Is the Next Battleground, and Everyone Is Competing
Insight | 1Q 2021 | IN-6091
Will Rakuten Mobile Fail?
Insight | 1Q 2021 | IN-6066
Telco Edge Strategies Start to Mature
Insight | 1Q 2021 | IN-6029
The Next Breakthrough in Indoor Wireless: Distributed Massive MIMO
Insight | 4Q 2020 | IN-5993
The Critical Role of Chipset Developments for Open RAN
Insight | 4Q 2020 | IN-5966
Amazon and Microsoft’s Strategies in the Telco Domain
Insight | 3Q 2020 | IN-5891
5G Release 16 Reliable Communications for Enterprise Verticals
Insight | 3Q 2020 | IN-5866
What Is the Real Cost of Removing Huawei?
Insight | 2Q 2020 | IN-5810
How will COVID-19 Affect 5G Network Deployments?
Insight | 2Q 2020 | IN-5779
Geopolitics and OpenRAN
Insight | 1Q 2020 | IN-5765
Mobile Networks as a Catalyst for Distributed Computing
Insight | 1Q 2020 | IN-5734
Telefonica's New Plan Is Nothing New
Insight | 1Q 2020 | IN-5713
Research
Integrated Sensing and Communication: A Major 6G Innovation
Report | 4Q 2024 | AN-6240
ISAC Market Potential and Technology Evolution
Whitepaper | 4Q 2024 | WP-214
Telco APIs: Market Sizing and Key Findings
Report | 2Q 2024 | AN-6157
Better Spectrum Efficiency Through Dynamic Spectrum Sharing
Whitepaper | 2Q 2024 | WP-205
Telco APIs: Market Dynamics, Commercial Activities, and Business Models
Report | 2Q 2024 | AN-6156
The Telco Market in 2035: Scenario-Based Analysis
Presentation | 4Q 2023 | PT-2819
Legacy Vs. Open RAN: Power Consumption In 5G Radios
Whitepaper | 4Q 2023 | WP-1030
Telco versus Techco: Operators' Role in Shaping Cellular Innovation and 3GPP Standards
Report | 4Q 2023 | AN-5922
Network Protocols for 5G and Beyond
Whitepaper | 1Q 2022 | WP-WNGH-187
2022 Technology Summit: Demystifying the Open RAN Supply Chain
Presentation | 4Q 2021 | PT-2550
2022 Technology Summit: Understanding the Implication of RIC and SMO for Future Networks
Presentation | 4Q 2021 | PT-2556
Indoor Market Developments for Public Safety Networks
Report | 3Q 2021 | AN-5101
Transformational Technology Summit: How AI Is Revolutionizing The Telecoms Market
Presentation | 1Q 2021 | PT-2505
COVID-19: Impact on 5G Core and Edge Networks
Whitepaper | 1Q 2020 | WP-WNGH-158
COVID-19: Impact on 5G Markets
Whitepaper | 1Q 2020 | WP-WNGH-160
COVID-19: Impact on 5G and Mobile Network Infrastructure
Whitepaper | 1Q 2020 | WP-WNGH-161
Mobile Infrastructure
Market Data | 1Q 2020 | MD-INFR-104
Dimitris Mavrakis In The News
Is Open RAN dead? How tier-1 vendors took over the Open RAN vision
Capacity (2025-02-12)Dimitris Mavrakis, Senior Research Director at ABI Research, recently sparked a heated discussion on LinkedIn with his assertion: "Open RAN is dead." While the statement may seem dramatic, Mavrakis' argument is rooted in a clear trend—Open RAN’s early vision of vendor-neutral interoperability is...
ABI Research seeks to bring network API market down to size
Fierce Network (2024-07-19)
As observed by Dimitris Mavrakis, senior research director at ABI Research, telcos will need to “change their mindset, culture and commercial model radically” in order to convert API initiatives to a commercial success. “The involvement of communication platform as a service (CPaaS) providers and...
Citation
New spectrum required for 5G-A, 6G networks: 5G Americas
RCR Wireless News (2024-01-26)
5G-Advanced is expected to introduce many new features that can help operators monetize their 5G networks, Dimitris Mavrakis, senior research director at ABI Research, previously told RCR Wireless News. “These include advanced support for extended reality (e.g. virtual reality, cloud gaming,...
Citation
ABI Research praises China Mobile, NTT Docomo for 5G innovation
Fierce Wireless (2023-11-9)
“Telecom operators from China and Japan are currently at the forefront of technology transformation, which shows in their involvement in 3GPP and patent holdings,” said Dimitris Mavrakis, senior research director at ABI Research. He specifically called out China Mobile, NTT Docomo and China Telecom...
Citation
Telecom operator patent holdings show failure to innovate
eeNews (2023-11-9)
“Telecom operators from China and Japan are currently at the forefront of technology transformation, which shows in their involvement in 3GPP and patent holdings,” says Dimitris Mavrakis, Senior Research Director at ABI Research. “China Mobile, NTT Docomo, and China Telecom have invested time,...
Citation
Chinese, Japanese telecom operators invest heavily in 3GPP, patent holdings
Communications Today (2023-11-9)
“Telecom operators from China and Japan are currently at the forefront of technology transformation, which shows in their involvement in 3GPP and patent holdings,” says Dimitris Mavrakis, Senior Research Director at ABI Research. “China Mobile, NTT Docomo, and China Telecom have invested time,...
Citation
5G-Advanced: Unlocking New Opportunities for Operators
OPP.TODAY (2023-11-7)
5G-Advanced, also known as 5G Release 18, is set to revolutionize the telecommunications industry with its advanced capabilities and innovative features. According to industry expert Dimitris Mavrakis, the senior research director at ABI Research, this next phase of 5G is expected to introduce a...
Citation
5G-Advanced to help telcos monetize 5G networks: ABI Research
RCR Wireless News (2023-11-7)
5G-Advanced is expected to introduce many new features that can help operators monetize their 5G networks, Dimitris Mavrakis, senior research director at ABI Research, told RCR Wireless News. “These include advanced support for extended reality (e.g. virtual reality, cloud gaming, augmented...
Citation
Portable hotspots arrive in Maui to bring internet to residents and tourists
CNN (2023-08-10)
“Even cells that have a good service may experience outages due to the sheer volume of communication happening at once,” Mavrakis said. “Everyone in these areas may be trying to contact relatives or the authorities at once, saturating the network and causing an outage. This is easier to correct,...
Citation
Why cell phone service is down in Maui — and when it could be restored
CNN (2023-08-9)
Cell towers have back-up technology built in, but this is typically done through optical fiber cables or microwave (wireless) links, according to Dimitris Mavrakis, senior researcher at ABI Research. However, if something extraordinary happens, such as interaction with rampant fires, these links may...
Citation
CMA gives Broadcom/VMware deal provisional thumbs-up
Computer Weekly (2023-07-19)
In a Computer Weekly article looking at the acquisition, ABI Research senior research director Dimitris Mavrakis noted that Broadcom’s vision in acquiring VMware was to create products that allow enterprises to freely move their application payloads between private, public and hybrid cloud...
Citation
How Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware will accelerate multi-cloud adoption
Computer Weekly (2023-07-10)
Article by Dimitris Mavrakis
Citation
The competitive landscape of virtualized RAN and Intel vRAN Boost
RCR Wireless News (2023-06-15)
Article by Dimitris Mavrakis
Citation
Nvidia smells blood in the RAN
TelecomTV (2023-06-2)
ABI Research’s senior research director, Dimitris Mavrakis, believes Nvidia might be onto something. “Even with high-end massive MIMO configurations, several functional splits, and the availability of fibre, allow the placement of the DU at a more centralised location, perhaps at an aggregation...
Citation
Is 5G Advanced what 5G should have been from the start?
RCR Wireless News (2023-04-28)
Article by Dimitris Mavrakis
Citation
Enabling future 5G commercial use cases
CIOTech Asia (2023-04-20)
The mobile telecoms industry relies heavily on standardization for compatibility and interoperability between networks, devices, countries, and applications. Within The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), multiple companies are competing to influence the standards and capitalize on their...
Citation
The benefits of deploying an outstanding 5G network: Deutsche Telekom Germany
RCR Wireless News (2023-01-16)
Article by Dimitris Mavrakis
Citation
Verizon gets down to business with new enterprise CX tools
Telecom TV (2023-01-12)
According to one industry analyst, Verizon’s new push in the customer service space is the sign of a trend in the enterprise services space. “We see the Verizon announcement as a key indicator for the carrier’s willingness to engage with enterprises and help them improve their clients’ journeys. In...
Citation
Why 5G Advanced is more important than people think (Analyst Angle)
RCR Wireless News (2022-10-4)
Article by Dimitris Mavrakis
Citation
Qualcomm buys Cellwize to accelerate 5G RAN business
Telecom Lead (2022-06-13)
“Qualcomm is the best fit for Cellwize, given the synergy between the two companies’ technology portfolios and Qualcomm’s leadership in cellular radio technologies and Open RAN, in particular,” Dimitris Mavrakis, Research Director at global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, said.
Citation
BT teams up with AWS to accelerate its digital transformation
Tech Monitor (2022-05-4)
BT’s revenue for the year to March 2021 was £21.3bn, with profit of £1.8bn. The company will be looking to improve this profit margin, and mitigating the impact of legacy technology could be one way to do that, says Dimitris Mavrakis, senior research director at ABI Research. “BT is a very big...
Citation
What really moved the needle at MWC 2022?
Telecoms.com (2022-04-19)
Article by Dimitris Mavrakis
Citation
Closing the loop on 5G network automation (Analyst Angle)
RCR Wireless News (2022-04-13)
Article by Dimitris Mavrakis
Citation
What experts say to expect from 5G in 2021
Tech Target (2022-04-1)
As operators globally deploy 5G, Asian markets -- South Korea, in particular -- have showcased effective strategies for simultaneous outdoor and indoor connectivity deployment. The indoor environments include airports, train stations and shopping malls that use digital indoor systems for...
Citation
The 3G network shutdown will impact more than just phones
CNN (2022-02-15)
For those worried about seeing 4G household devices phased out, don't be. Dimitris Mavrakis, a senior director at market research firm ABI Research, said the shut down of 4G networks won't happen anytime soon, noting "other generations will likely remain in the market for a very long time." Because...
Citation
3G networks are shutting down soon. A scramble to get users to upgrade is underway
CNN (2022-02-2)
"There is always a risk of people losing service or devices being disconnected from the network," said Dimitris Mavrakis, senior director at market research firm ABI Research. "Mobile operators make significant attempts to minimize this, but there will always be devices that are left out."
Citation
What is C-band 5G? Verizon and AT&T are flipping on the switch in the US
CNN (2022-01-19)
"The impact will be that users will likely consume more data, the connection will be more robust and most likely we may see new types of applications emerging," said Dimitris Mavrakis, senior director at market research firm ABI Research. "5G is also positioned toward enterprise services, so this...
Citation
WMS Sector Projected to Exceed $10B by 2030
Food Logistics (2021-12-2)
“Companies are starting to combine the value of multiple hardware and software solutions. Productivity technologies can achieve far greater return on investment if combined correctly with other technologies. For example, by combining location tracking data with a voice solution, warehouses using a...
Citation
Investors Business Daily: 5G Has Yet To Take Hold, But Telecoms Already Suiting Up For 6G
Investors Business Daily (2021-10-6)
"The 6G R&D and patent race is in full swing at the moment but most activities are taking place behind closed doors, which is normal at this stage of development for a new technology," said ABI Research analyst Dimitris Mavrakis. "China is very active in this area, especially Huawei and ZTE, as well...
Citation
SDX Central: Will Infrastructure Bill Reshape America’s Telecom Market?
SDX Central (2021-09-23)
How and where this potential $65 million in federal funds flows will have long-term implications for smaller, regional operators and community-run or municipal-owned networks, according to Dimitris Mavrakis, senior research director at ABI Research. “There are indications that President Joe Biden’s...
Citation
EE Times: 5G Takes to the Stars
EE Times (2021-09-7)
ABI Research senior research director Dimitris Mavrakis describes satellite 5G as an “interesting concept” although he warns that “it may be very challenging to implement.”
Citation
RCR Wireless: 5G business success insights from China, Korea, and Japan (Analyst Angle)
RCR Wireless (2021-08-5)
Article by Dimitris Mavrakis
Citation
Telecom Lead: Huawei wins five GSMA GLOMO awards for ICT innovations
Telecom Lead (2021-07-23)
The five awards won by Huawei prove that the Chinese vendor is still very important to a healthy market. Its innovation and business stability have been recognized by the industry. “Huawei’s wins are an important indicator for the global nature of the supply chain, regardless of the restrictions...
Citation
Is mobile leading on climate change?
Mobile World Live (2021-04-22)
Dimitris Mavrakis, senior research director at ABI Research, told Mobile World Live (MWL) the telecoms industry is “quite advanced” in tackling climate change compared to other sectors: “Sustainability is a key topic of discussion, when in other industries it’s just an afterthought, it’s not a core...
Citation
RCR Wireless News: The state of the mobile network market in 2021 (Analyst Angle)
RCR Wireless News (2021-03-16)
Article by Dimitris Mavrakis
Citation
RCR Wireless News: Not all 5G is created equal
RCR Wireless News (2021-01-29)
Article by Dimitris Mavrakis
Citation
Mobile World Live: ANALYST Q&A: REFLECTIONS ON 5G – WHAT’S HOT, WHAT’S NOT, AND WHAT’S NEXT?
Mobile World Live (2020-11-16)
Dimitris Mavrakis (DM) There haven’t been many missteps in the deployment of 5G so far, mainly because most deployments have been quite slow to start with. This has given infrastructure vendors adequate time to improve their products and services, which are now in a very good state. The biggest...
Citation
Computer World: How Indian companies are building towards 5G deployment
Computer World (2020-10-14)
Even though India is not an early adopter of 5G, it isn’t lagging behind, says Dimitri Mavrakis, senior research director at ABI Research. One Indian company in particular has caught his attention. “Reliance Jio is set to be the major player in the 5G development because of the three main steps Jio...
Citation
Fierce Wireless:AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon and more form alliance for 6G leadership
Fierce Wireless (2020-10-13)
Senior Research Director at ABI Research Dimitris Mavrakis put out commentary stating that the Next G Alliance is a significant step to establish the U.S. and Canada in the center of 6G developments. “North America has lagged behind other regions in 5G, mainly due to the lack of a Tier-1...
Citation
Raconteur - The UK Times: How 5G could boost the post-COVID economy
Raconteur - The UK Times (2020-09-24)
Unlike 4G, 5G has been designed for enterprise applications. While 4G radically changed the consumer space by leading to the development of social networking sites such as TikTok, Airbnb and Uber, 5G could revolutionise enterprise and the business-to-business side, says Dimitris Mavrakis, senior...
Citation
SDX Central: Xilinx Snags ‘First-Mover Advantage’ With Open RAN Card
SDX Central (2020-09-16)
Xilinx T1 Telco Accelerator Card Deemed a ‘Major Breakthrough’ Dimitris Mavrakis, senior research director at ABI Research, called the product a “major breakthrough and significant milestone in the evolution of open RAN.” By handling traffic to and from multiple radio units, functions typically...
Citation
Telecom Lead: Xilinx brings T1 Telco Accelerator Card for O-RAN in 5G networks
Telecom Lead (2020-09-15)
The Xilinx T1 card announcement is a breakthrough and a milestone in the evolution of Open RAN, a market expected to be worth $37.5 billion in 2025 and approximately 22 percent of the total public network RAN market, Dimitris Mavrakis, senior research director at tech market advisory firm, ABI...
Citation
MD+DI: These 2020 Medtech Predictions Were Surprisingly Accurate — for the Wrong Reasons
Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry (MD+DI) (2020-08-11)
Speaking at the ABI Tech Summit, Dimitris Mavrakis, a research director at ABI Research, pointed out that engineers and technicians could not visit sites because of COVID-related restrictions he said. Such restrictions could show delays in installations of small cells and other new equipment needed...
Citation
Wired: Inside Huawei's 5G implosion
Wired (2020-07-21)
Dimitris Mavrakis, 5G and mobile network infrastructure research director at ABI Research, thinks Huawei customers such as BT, EE and Vodafone won’t hang around. “UK operators can’t buy anything from Huawei after the end of the year but it is likely they will stop buying immediately,” he says. “This...
Citation
RCR Wireless News: Why Open RAN is so Vital
RCR Wireless News (2020-07-14)
Article by Dimitris Mavrakis
Citation
Light Reading: Microsoft locks down more IoT security with latest acquisition
Light Reading (2020-06-30)
Dimitris Mavrakis, research director for telco networks at ABI Research, said his analyst team does not think Microsoft will try to edge carriers out of the private networks business. "We don't expect Microsoft to deploy private cellular networks at a large scale but it's certain that some projects...
Citation
RCR Wireless News: How important is Huawei for the 5G industry?
RCR Wireless News (2020-06-8)
Analyst Angle by Dimitris Mavrakis
Citation
SDX Central: Coalition Forms to Address Open RAN Policies
SDX Central (2020-05-5)
“This coalition illustrates that there is significant activity behind the scenes for open RAN and we expect this to be a major milestone in the development of an open and modularized infrastructure ecosystem,” said Dimitris Mavrakis, research director at ABI Research, in a statement. “Incumbent...
Citation
Telecom Lead: Open RAN Policy Coalition kicked off by 31 technology companies
Telecom Lead (2020-05-5)
Open RAN can disrupt the current verticalized infrastructure supply chain, and support large scale deployments of modularized infrastructure. This coalition will be a major milestone in the development of an open and modularized infrastructure ecosystem, Dimitris Mavrakis, research director at tech...
Citation
Enterprisers Project: 7 edge computing trends to watch in 2020
Enterprisers Project (2020-04-28)
Major cloud vendors are hard at work deploying more edge servers in local markets and 5G deployments, and spending on 5G capabilities should increase again next year, ABI Research director Dimitris Mavrakis said in a recent webinar.
Citation
The Fast Mode: Managing Your Network in a Crisis: Lessons From Italy, Spain and India
The Fast Mode (2020-04-15)
Dimitris Mavrakis, based in Athens, mirrored Santi’s observations about the growth in traffic and added that it has been heartening to see operators working hard to deliver connectivity and services to end users and being true to their corporate social responsibilities. In China and many other parts...
Citation
Wall Street Journal: U.S. vs. China: Who Is Winning the Key Technology Battles?
Wall Street Journal (2020-04-12)
“All the money is in radio,” says Dimitris Mavrakis, 5G research director at market-advisory firm ABI Research
Citation
Mobile Europe: Telefónica’s new plan is nothing new
Mobile Europe (2020-02-5)
Dimitris Mavrakis, Research Director at ABI Research, is sceptical of the plan, launched towards the end of last year, but has some recommendations for success.
Citation
BBC News: Huawei set for limited role in UK 5G networks
BBC News (2020-01-28)
"This is a good compromise between alleviating 'security' concerns and making sure that the 5G UK market is not harmed," commented Dimitris Mavrakis, a telecoms analyst at ABI Research. "It means there will be minimal disruption to existing 5G rollout plans."
Citation
Mobile News: Battle for 5G awareness set to be key industry focus in 2020
Mobile News (2020-01-21)
ABI research director Dimitris Mavrakis points out that despite 5G already being available in 70 UK towns and cities, an unstable economy caused by Brexit and other factors means operators are more hesitant to spend aggressively on souping up their networks than those in some other countries....
Citation
BBC News: Vietnamese firm Viettel's 5G claim raises eyebrows outside
BBC News (2020-01-20)
Another expert also expressed reservations. "Even if it they could get past other hurdles, Viettel would have to pay patent and royalty fees to the likes of Qualcomm, Huawei and Ericsson, which would make it financially unrealistic to create and sell its own infrastructure," suggested Dimitris...
Citation
Fierce Wireless: US grows a new breed of scrappy wireless antenna startups
Fierce Wireless (2020-01-10)
The radio antenna market may see some disruption by startups as the use of mmWave spectrum in the United States drives 5G innovation, according to a new report from ABI Research. The U.S. does not have a native telecom infrastructure vendor to compete against the likes of Ericsson, Nokia or Huawei....
Citation
Mobile Europe: Nokia declares private wireless milestone
Mobile Europe (2019-11-19)
According to ABI Research, the private wireless networking market opportunity will be worth $16.3 billion by 2025. Dimitris Mavrakis, research director at ABI Research, said Nokia is arguably the first telecom infrastructure vendor that has invested significant research and development in addressing...
Citation
Electronics 360: China set to dominate 5G deployments in 2020
Electronics 360 (2019-11-7)
China announced it has started commercial 5G deployment nationwide. The country is set to become the largest provider of 5G subscriptions by next year, according to new forecasts from ABI Research. 5G is growing much faster than anticipated and is set to overtake 4G LTE connections by 2025, the...
Citation
TechRepublic: Rain fade on your parade: Why 5G use cases in business are still years away
TechRepublic (2019-10-10)
Attempting to use mmWave networks as a stand-in for existing LTE networks is a recipe for disappointment. "Millimeter wave is a very specialized form of 5G. It certainly cannot replicate 4G use cases," said Dimitris Mavrakis, 5G research director at ABI Research. Commercialized deployments of 5G...
Citation
Computer World: What you need to know about Apple’s $1B Intel 5G modem investment
Computer World (2019-07-26)
Dimitris Mavrakis, Research Director at tech market advisory firm, ABI Research: (Provided to CW): “Apple’s acquisition of Intel’s 5G modem business will not only allow the iPhone manufacturer to gain world-class expertise in cellular modems, which is one of the most challenging areas in R&D, but...
Citation
Telecom Era: 5G Takeaways For Operators From The Mobile Video Industry Council
Telecom Era (2019-07-3)
2. Skyrocketing mobile video: The MViC forecast on the day that 90% of traffic on 5G will be mobile video. Dimitris Mavrakis, Research Director at ABI Research also highlighted some key 5G mobile video insights during his MVIC presentation: “5G Vision and Deployments”. Some operators are yet to...
Citation
The Wall Street Journal: China Grants 5G Commercial Licenses to Its Biggest Wireless Carriers
Wall Street Journal (2019-06-6)
The blacklisting of Huawei and other Chinese tech companies is breaking apart what had been a deeply interconnected global telecom supply chain, adding costs for the rollout of 5G. Patents for 5G standards are evenly distributed among companies from the U.S., Europe and China, said Dimitris...
Citation
CNN: Ginni Rometty is shaping IBM's future with a $34 billion acquisition
CNN (2019-03-10)
Red Hat, which facilitates the movement of data across various cloud platforms, is an industry leader. Dimitris Mavrakis, research director at ABI Research, viewed the expensive purchase as a smart decision.
Citation
Telecoms: 5G, AI, and how the two will complement and accelerate each other
Telecoms (2019-02-22)
“5G may have more to offer to AI rather than the other way around,” Mavrakis wrote. “5G will introduce distributed intelligence throughout the cellular network, creating the platform for advanced Ai algorithms, including federated and personalised learning. This will create the foundation for new...
Citation
SpaceNews: Wyler claims breakthrough in low-cost antenna for OneWeb, other satellite systems
SpaceNews (2019-01-25)
“They are vital,” Dimitris Mavrakis, an ABI Research analyst covering antennas, told SpaceNews by email.
Citation
OPINION: Is Europe’s 5G spectrum strategy falling behind?
Mobile Europe (2018-12-3)
Europe's penchant for hands-on regulation could damage 5G's deployment before it properly starts, writes Dimitris Mavrakis, ABI Research
Citation
Wall Street Journal: Why Being First in 5G Matters
Wall Street Journal (2018-09-13)
Some observers argue that there is another point that gets lost in discussions of the race to 5G: No matter which region of the world develops 5G first, whether it is America, Europe or Asia, the companies that will benefit the most are patent holders, says Dimitris Mavrakis, an ABI Research...
Citation