  5G specifications promise a common and flexible-enough network infrastructure
capable of satisfying diverse requirements of both current and future use
cases. Two service types standardized in 5G are eMBB, without stringent delay
guarantee, and URLLC, with stringent delay guarantee. We focus on a use case
where data timeliness is the relevant quality parameter. We provide an economic
rationale for the support of data-based services, that is, from the point of
view of the profits attained by the service providers and operators (SP). More
specifically, we focus on data-based services the quality of which is related
to the Age of Information, and we assess two alternatives for the support of
this sort of services by means of a 5G network: one that is based on the eMBB
service type, and one that is based on the URLLC service type. These assessment
is conducted in a duopoly scenario. We conclude that URLLC support provides a
competitive advantage to an SP against a competitor SP that supports its
service offering on eMBB. And that there is a slightly better situation for the
users when the URLLC QoS constraint is stringent.
