Technological buzz and fear of missing out: Smartphone users readiness on 5G network integration

Abstract

The promise of 5G Network integration can completely overhaul how the users interact and manipulate with wireless devices. However, there are various intricate and technical issues to be tackled and resolved. The argument is that the future and usage of the 5G network depends largely on the expectations and readiness of the market components such as consumers, investors, and technological and business objectives. To this very end, it is necessary if it could be ascertained that technological and business objectives held by the wireless telecommunications and technologies providers/operators have been actualized in the times past and also ascertain if the held objectives were complementary, consistent, or contradictory with the technological and other needs of the consumers; to say summarily, where the consumers’ expectations met. Answers to these would aid us in determining the level of readiness smartphone users have about the advent of the 5G network integration. Eventfully, there have been many inventions, innovations, and technological invasions in the global market. Often, it is observed that technological inventions and innovations come into the global market as a surprise. Thus, the conceptualization of the concept is known and referred to as technological invasion. Technological invasion comes with its pros and cons. The study employed the structural equation model approach using the smart partial least square to analyze the subject matter, it was found that there are high expectations of the 5G network, and this appears to be having a negative influence on the smartphone organizations as they might be incurring huge cost to avoid scrambling of subscribers. The study recommends that; since the likely effect of the introduction and integration of the 5G network will be very high. Hence, organizations involved in the distribution of smart devices show urgency, start producing efficient devices, and meet the expectations that come with the integration of 5G.