Accelerating 5G Deployment in Smart Cities with Business Model Innovations

The entire mobile connectivity in global level is changing a lot, when 5G will be deployed. 5G operates in higher frequencies than existing mobile standards, and that will have a huge effect on the connectivity business. This study indicate the importance of innovation studies related deployment of new 5G technologies in Smart city context. Study combine topics of Smart Cities and 5G, with the business model innovations. Within the study, the deployment of the 5G hardware to Smart City environment will be done with smart light poles, where 5G technologies will be implemented in light pole structure creating the connectivity and data platforms. Future services in top of the 5G connectivity and data platforms requires entire new business relationships, new combinations of data and finally business model innovations. Paper present ideas how to accelerate 5G based businesses in the future