The demand for indoor 5G positioning services is strong according to a study by ABI Research. The report found 41 percent of respondents saying that 5G positioning would increase the business case for 5G deployment, while an additional 31 percent believed positioning could become a primary reason for investing in 5G infrastructure.
Among respondents planning to deploy 5G positioning, 20 percent said they plan to deploy it within the next 1-2 years, 20 percent within the next 3-5 years, and 36 percent of respondents 5 years from now or beyond.
However, the report found that the reality is that 87 percent of enterprises have not yet deployed Real Time Location Systems (RTLS) technology within their business, largely because of the major barriers to adoption facing existing RTLS, including: technology fragmentation, operation and maintenance cost, technology reliability and immaturity, and complex implementation.
Some companies, the report concluded, have taken a different approach by developing a device-agnostic solution that provides indoor cellular coverage, capacity, and positioning capabilities, all with one set of infrastructure.
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