5G will have a service-based architecture, meaning that network functions can be delivered as service components. The 5G network has evolved far beyond the traditional mobile broadband of networks past.
5G also represents a material refactoring of the underlying design and physical hardware for the telecommunications radio architecture and network. Proprietary radio network hardware now shifts onto white-box x86 or ARM-based servers. This important change means that 5G
services will be implemented as Edge Computing on cloud-based hardware in Micro Data Centers. In this context, 5G will become a major demand driver for the distributed data centers since 5G propagation is reduced compared to 4G LTE and will require many more antennas and more Micro Data Centers to support the growth and scale of 5G deployments.