But many people are starting to look at 5G today, looking at it as a more future-proof strategy than adopting 4G. 4G LTE has been around for a little over a decade. They are not yet at the mass-production level and have not come down the cost curve to drive large-scale adoption.
5G wireless holds much promise for manufacturing facilities, so a few early adopters are buying into the technology. But its pervasive use in factories is still years off.