Verizon, KT, Telefonica: On three continents, operators prepare for 5G

Europe, Asia, US close to commercially viable model

In the week of Brexit and Iceland, a London event perhaps did not need any more reminders about falling behind the rest of the world - but a final, unavoidable conclusion from last week's 5G World was that the east Asian operators, always very technically progressive, are also in a league of their own when it comes to detailed deployment plans too."