This week we held The Great 5G Panel at CommsDay Summit. 

The MC was Steve Cannane from the ABC and the panelists were:

• Telstra network engineering executive Ash Hunter
• Optus director, network planning, access & quality Kent Wu
• TPG Telecom GM wireless transmission network Yago Lopez
• Nokia Oceania CTO Rob Joyce
• VMWare Telco Solutions Architect APJC Arul Dharmalingam
• Ericsson acting head of network solutions ANZ James Evans

2.00 The big inversion of 5G is coming - how will it change industries and the economy?

15.30 What is the role for open cloud and open RAN in 5G networks?

29.05 There is a push for a cloud native 5G core - is this achievable or even desirable?

35.00 What does standalone 5G mean for the mobile network? Why is it important?

42.05 How can 5G improve revenue and can it claim a share of the wallet spend currently dedicated to fixed broadband?