IT Pro 20/20: Is it time to ditch broadband?
5G adoption is picking up and promises to solve every networking woe faced by businesses on the move... but is it a Wi-Fi killer?

Welcome to issue 26 of IT Pro 20/20, distilling the most important themes of the previous month into a simple, easy-to-read package.
It’s the time of year when we see the biggest names in tech gather for Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress, and so this month’s issue is all about the latest trends in networking technology.
With the widening roll out of 5G, we look at the nature of business communications in 2022, and whether businesses can, or should move away from traditional Wi-Fi.
We also explore the hypocrisy of big tech companies, and why some of the world's greatest disrupters are paradoxically clinging onto archaic traditions.
The next IT Pro 20/20 will be available on 31 March – previous issues can be found here. If you would like to receive each issue in your inbox as they release, you can subscribe to our mailing list here.
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Dale Walker is a contributor specializing in cybersecurity, data protection, and IT regulations. He was the former managing editor at ITPro, as well as its sibling sites CloudPro and ChannelPro. He spent a number of years reporting for ITPro from numerous domestic and international events, including IBM, Red Hat, Google, and has been a regular reporter for Microsoft's various yearly showcases, including Ignite.
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