What you need to know in advertising today

Conversations about wireless carriers' race toward 5G are ubiquitous. But the focus on the blazing speeds 5G is expected to eventually offer to mobile customers may be misplaced. Instead, the biggest impact of the technology may be delivering broadband within the home.

5G is the fifth - and next - generation of wireless technology. It's expected to deliver faster speed than the current 4G LTE standard. But analysts in the industry urge caution in overplaying the initial improvements from a mobile perspective.

"It becomes a marketing opportunity to deliver 5G," Michael Rollins, a telecom analyst at Citi, told Business Insider. "We expect the first mobile 5G deployment to look and feel a lot like 4G LTE, while there is a perception issue that 5G can be meaningfully faster."

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Advertisers with in-house agencies increased to 64% from 42% ten years ago, according to a new study from an in-house agency trade association. In-house advertising agencies are on the rise as marketers look for more effective and cost-efficient ad models, reports the Wall Street Journal.