Executive Summary 3
1. Business Issues: Is Slicing the Key to 5G Promise? 4
1.1 The Promise of Network Slicing to Drive New Revenue Streams Efficiently 4
1.1.1 Network slicing Is all about the services 4
1.1.2 How many slices will be needed in a typical network? 5
1.1.3 What is the value proposition for services of dynamic end-to-end network slicing in 5G? 6
1.1.4 Is network slicing really the key to new 5G revenue and justify network investments? 7
1.2 Business Benefits beyond Revenue Generation: Slicing Promises Much More 8
2. State of Pre-5G Network Slicing 9
2.1 Industry PoCs and Trials for Network Slicing 9
2.2 Service Provider Examples 10
3. Technical and Operational Challenges to Fulfil the Promise of Network Slicing 13
4. A Call to Action and Key Questions to Assess 15
4.1 A Call to Action 15
4.2 Key Questions 16
5. About the Sponsors 17
5.1 5G End-to-End: What Intel Brings to the Table for Dynamic Slicing 17
5.2 InterDigital: Developing Key Standards, Building Blocks for 5G Network Slicing 18
6. How Can We Help You? 19