ME 2016/17 Survey (Nov16) Mobile Europe 2016/17 Survey Welcome to Mobile Europe's 2016/17 survey.Your input will help us to form a special report in our December/January issue.All completed entries will be included in a prize draw to win a £50 Amazon gift card. Thank you for taking part. Question Title * 1. I work for: A network operator A vendor Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. What has had the biggest impact on operators' tech strategy in 2016? Increasing data usage Network coverage buildout requirements Demand for higher download/upload speeds More devices using cellular Privacy and security concerns Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. Which technology deployment have operators prioritised this year? LTE SDN/NFV Wi-Fi Internet of Things Preparing for 5G Small Cells Network security Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. Which technology was most overhyped in 2016? (Tick all that apply) Augmented/virtual reality AI/machine learning 5G SDN/NFV Wearable technology NB-IoT LoRA Connected Cars Smart cities LTE-U/LAA MulteFire Small cells Please leave any other comments Question Title * 5. Which technology will operators prioritise the most in 2017? LTE-A LTE-Advanced Pro VoLTE Small Cells SDN/NFV Connected cars Smart cities NB-IoT networks LoRa networks Smart home LTE-U Wi-Fi Please leave any other comments Question Title * 6. Which technology will ultimately be most popular in low-power, wide-area networks? LoRa NB-IoT Sigfox Please leave any other comments Question Title * 7. Which area will operators have the most success in terms of revenues within the Internet of Things? Connected cars Fleet management Smart cities Smart home Smart energy Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. What is the biggest challenge facing the development of 5G by operators in Europe? Asia/America being first to market Fragmentation of standards Lack of business case Spectrum allocation will come too late Inadequate spectrum holdings Standardisation process is too slow Reinventing business processes to adapt Existing LTE networks can cope with demand Other (please specify) Question Title * 9. What will be the USP of 5G? New use cases eg industrial IoT Seamless connectivity Unlimited capacity Network slicing Dynamic networks on demand More predictable networks Other (please specify) Question Title * 10. How concerned are you that Europe appears likely to trail Asia and America in 5G deployments? Very concerned Quite concerned Neutral Unconcerned Not at all concerned Please leave any other comments Question Title * 11. Why do you think this is? Unhelpful regulation Fragmented markets across Europe Staff are attracted by other companies or sectors outside of Europe Lack of adequate skills Operator are happy with existing infrastructure Lack of ambition Other Please leave any other comments Question Title * 12. Do you believe the EU when it said as part of its 5G Action Plan that it will make it easier to deploy network infrastructure in future? Yes No Don't know Please leave any other comments Question Title * 13. What is the biggest challenge facing the virtualisation of network processes? Complexity Cost Lack of right skills Other priorities Scepticism about the technology's benefits Business case Other (please specify) Question Title * 14. Which operator has been the most innovative during 2016? Bouygues BT/EE Deutsche Telekom KPN Orange Proximus Swisscom Telefónica Telenor Group Tele2 Telia TIM Turkcell VimpelCom Vodafone Other (please specify) Question Title * 15. Which network vendor has been the most innovative during 2016? Cisco Ericsson Huawei Juniper Nokia ZTE Please leave any other comments Question Title * 16. Will Apple be able to reclaim its reputation for innovation again? Yes No Please leave any other comments Question Title * 17. Will Samsung's reputation recover from the Note 7 debacle? Yes No Please leave any other comments Next