itting in his Palo Alto, California office at the
height of the latest COVID-19 lockdown,
Frank Wilde, VP of the Global Center of
Excellence at SAP, could be less than enthusias-
tic about the state of the world as we enter 2021.
However, nothing could be further from the truth.
Wilde is here to discuss SAP’s 5G Council,
the innovative role it is playing around the world in
the deployment of the technology, and the oppor-
tunities that 5G brings – which have been only
heightened as COVID-19 has acted as a catalyst
for digital transformation.
“We launched the 5G Council with the intent to pull
together a unified value chain,” says Wilde. “We feel
the power of 5G, as well as edge computing is really
taking much more of a consortium approach – real-
izing that no single organization provides the core
capabilities. It’s really interlocking capabilities that
brings 5G to life.”
The 5G Council includes leading technology part-
ners from around the world, covering all aspects of
5G implementation and opportunity. That includes
the likes of Verizon providing connectivity, hardwareS
Frank Wilde, VP of the SAP 5G
Council, examines the incredible
opportunity that 5G brings
for network providers, their
customers, and end users88
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