Mobile Gaming presents demands and challenges, but like all new technology it also pushes companies towards a world of constant innovation.
    
By 2020 this market is expected to exceed 5 billion unique mobile subscribers globally, according to Ericsson Mobility. With the arrival of 5G, and Cloud Gaming based on this technology, the challenge will lie in offering a powerful and seamless connection for mobile devices.

According to the latest report published by IDC and App Annie, mobile device users spent more money on mobile games than personal computer users. This means, for many, that there is an excellent market to develop, but it is still ultra-demanding, especially if on the other side there is a young, challenging consumer with access to increasingly powerful hardware.

For this reason, it is important to think about future infrastructures that will support this market, which always expects more. In this case, the increase in connectivity requirements, driven by IoT, 5G networks, Big Data, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), virtual and augmented reality, together with ultra HD video, demand the development of infrastructure solutions based on future needs. To meet these requirements, it is critical to have an adequate and reliable telecommunications infrastructure.

Although 5G networks are in an experimental phase, their implementation will allow technologies to be developed and spread. 5G technology, based on fiber optics, is a key factor for gamers to operate video games that have virtually no low latency, so it could be said that this is the solution that many gamers were looking for and waiting for. 

5G as the great promoter of Cloud Gaming

IDC estimates that approximately 190 million 5G cell phones will be sold in 2020. The promise of cloud gaming - allowing you to play from anywhere, anytime and on a platform - will lead to a platform-independent future.

The 5G network must be understood not only as speed but also as the beginning of new, safer, more available and more reliable networks and services, which will be gradually deployed. One of the most important elements of 5G will be the decrease in latency, that is, the reduction of the lag time that exists in the interaction between a connected device and a server. Latency in 5G will be reduced to a millisecond or even less, a figure that today with 4G fluctuates between 50 and 150 milliseconds. It is a very relevant change for applications where this factor is critical, as in gaming, for example.

At the same time, 5G-powered cloud gaming catalyzes hardware innovation even further, requiring greater energy efficiency, longer battery life, faster charging solutions, and gaming peripherals exclusively intended for cross-platform gamers.

According to data from the GSMA, the organizing association of the Mobile World Congress (MWC), by 2025 there will be more than 1,400 million 5G connections worldwide, which will represent 15% of the total mobile connections. This is an essential point for the development of Smart Cities and markets such as Mobile Gaming. 
5G is the beginning of radical changes in our daily lives, our cities, jobs, businesses, organizations and public services, which will lead to new practices and promote the economic and social development of countries in this 21st century. 

The Vital Challenges

Mobile Gaming based on 5G requires from this technology a base in Fiber Optic connectivity, which solves key factors in the experience of gamers. The main ones that we can summarize are the following:

●    Video and sound in real time;
●    Greater signal stability;
●    Greater agility compared to the ADSL connection;
●    Unrivaled upload and download speed;
●    No inopportune connection interruptions.

Today, fiber optics is positioned as the favorite in the gamer market, especially in the most advanced countries. Now, the challenge comes from the side of transferring the benefits of fiber to 5G connections, which will weave the network that will be able to support Mobile Gaming.