5G technology will connect the world through a wireless infrastructure and multifunctional platform using multiple spectrum bands to meet various requirements and use cases. 5G enables innovations like mobile network architecture evolution towards cloud RAN and network virtualization. It utilizes a 5G core, network slicing to partition resources, and multi-access edge computing to help reduce latency, which is important for applications like AR/VR. Optical transport networks will be essential for 5G given maximum transport distances of 20 km.