5G is an exciting step forward in our technical revolution and introduces three main benefits:
5G speeds will range from ~50 Mbit/s to over 2 gigabits per second and are expected to grow to even 100Gbps. These speeds mean that 5G will be 100x faster than 4g. This will hugely benefit Towns and Cities due to the growing adoption and reliance on digital technology in everyone’s lives.
With the new kind of technology, there is great potential. There is particular potential for automation and instant response services that benefit from rapid data transfer. By exploring some potential areas that will benefit from 5G, we can see that investing in this new technology could result in innovations that significantly benefit consumers and the economy.
The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing how companies think of data and connectivity. IoT devices generate vast amounts of data that businesses want to analyse. Many businesses are planning to create an entire IoT ecosystem. With the higher data speeds of 5G, enterprises can access data quicker and in real time, allowing them to make decisions quickly.
More devices can connect in crowded areas, such as on match days or at the Riverside Stadium concerts. This could be used to the advantage of the club. They could introduce crowd gamification, i.e. digital real-time events such as raffles or a lottery that help introduce additional revenue streams for the club. Artists performing at the club could also use this for crowd involvement via mobile devices without the limitations we see on bandwidth today.
The UK gaming market is worth a record £5.7bn, more than movies and music combined. Online gaming is a significant contributor to the industry’s success and has speeds capable of facilitating playing and creating games for gaming companies that are bandwidth-intensive businesses. With its high bandwidth and low latency, 5G can significantly improve the mobile gaming experience. As well as further improving the quality of games and boosting the development of VR and AR. In addition, 5G will also facilitate the rise of cloud gaming, as it requires a stable network with low latency (less than 70ms).
High-Speed remote working – workers can work comfortably anywhere in a 5G area. Great news for coffee shops!
5G will also change how we socialise and interact with cultural experiences in ways unimaginable with previous iterations of network technology. Flight Club and Puttshack are leisure businesses built on IoT devices, data and interfaces. The ability to connect more easily could see Competitive Socialising becoming more accessible for aspiring leisure businesses.
Traditional networking methods can be costly in many ways. Cabling alone requires an end-to-end point and a physical channel to be placed. This can harm our physical infrastructure in terms of buildings and roads. Changing infrastructure like this disrupts our day-to-day lives. 5G could change how we send and receive internet in our homes and businesses. There is no need for roads to be dug up to allow a business to receive quicker broadband as it’s all through the air.
The science of emulating touch sensation when remotely controlling and interacting with a connected device. The technology works by transmitting different types of motions to the user. The combination of these capabilities with low latency communications and very high reliability may play a role across various sectors, including education, healthcare, online shopping and games.
Remote control of machines is already present, but the instant response capabilities of 5G could significantly improve and extend its use. For example, robots and drones might be used more extensively in warehouses or to deliver online orders. 5G could also allow better control of machinery involved in industrial processes or dangerous tasks. We will likely see a new generation of low-cost machinery using artificial intelligence to collaborate with human workers in a safe and efficient production environment. 5G will also facilitate flexible, smart manufacturing with more autonomous machines, data, and advanced computing. Using wireless solutions for robots and other machinery leads to greater flexibility and improved response rate in the production line.
While 5G may play some role in facilitating autonomous vehicles. The contribution of wireless technologies such as radars, sensors, image recognition and vehicle-to-vehicle communications will also be vital. In addition, a large extent of innovation will result from new software capabilities. In particular, artificial intelligence’s fast data analysis and autonomous decision-making capabilities.
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