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Executives Don't Believe the Hype Around 5G, According to Accenture Study

The survey suggests a better sales pitch is needed from the telecom industry

executives-not-hype-5G-content-2019 — Accenture found only 37 percent of execs expect "revolutionary" change from 5G.Getty Images

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Most business executives are not convinced that the next generation of wireless service will bring the transformational change its promoters are promising, according to a new Accenture survey of 1,800 company leaders around the world.

The consultancy found that fewer than two in five (37 percent) of the mid-sized to large business C-suite members expect 5G to bring a “revolutionary” shift in the speed and capacity of wireless networks, while a little more than half (53 percent) say there are “very few” capabilities the technology will allow that aren’t already possible with current 4G service.

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