Cloud giants Amazon, Microsoft, and Google have already made headway by partnering with telcos.
Enterprise 5G networks are a big opportunity that analysts say could reach $5.7 billion by 2024.
This article is part of a series about cloud technology called At Cloud Speed.
The next generation of wireless networks, dubbed 5G, will have more capacity, faster speeds, and lower latency than its predecessor 4G. As a result, it's expected to bring technologies like augmented reality, self-driving cars, data-crunching Internet of Things devices, and even smart cities closer to the mainstream than ever before.
Deeply entwined with cloud computing, 5G is expected to be the backbone of so many future products and services that it has the potential to power economic growth for decades to come, analysts predict.