5G will change society in the future: eight application scenarios

The epoch-making 5G technology, in addition to a more extreme experience and greater capacity, will also usher in the era of the Internet of Things and penetrate into all walks of life. It will usher in the golden decade of the information and communication era together with big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, etc. Today, we will take you to learn about the most promising application scenarios in the 5G era, and imagine life after the arrival of 5G.

Smart City

Smart cities have a competitive advantage because they can respond proactively rather than reactively to the needs of city residents and businesses. To become a smart city, municipalities need not only data sensors that sense the pulse of the city, but also video cameras for monitoring traffic flow and community safety.

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High-speed communication

As the first feature of 5G known to the public, its GB/S high-speed communication capability can support more services in the future.

Smart Home

With the development speed and trend of the smart home industry in the past two years, it can be seen that smart homes must be the development trend of the future home industry. After these smart homes are connected to the 5G Internet of Things, they can monitor the home status in real time and issue commands. In the future, you don’t have to worry about trivial matters such as forgetting to turn off the air conditioner when going out.

Ultra-HD video and cloud gaming

Lower prices and new service subscription models will enable half of the world's TV viewers to use 4K/8K TVs in 2020. 8K video requires bandwidth exceeding 100 Mbps, which requires the support of 5G WTTx. Other video-based applications such as home monitoring, streaming, and cloud gaming will also benefit from 5G WTTx.

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Augmented Reality

VR/AR services have a huge demand for bandwidth. High-quality VR/AR content processing is moving to the cloud, meeting users' growing experience requirements while reducing equipment prices. VR/AR will become the most potential high-traffic service on mobile networks. Although the average throughput of existing 4G networks can reach 100Mbps, some advanced VR/AR applications require higher speeds and lower latency.

Smart Manufacturing

Mobile operators can help manufacturers and logistics centers transform into smart manufacturing. 5G network slicing and MEC enable mobile operators to provide a variety of value-added services. Operators are already able to provide remote control centers and data flow management tools to manage a large number of devices and perform software updates on these devices over wireless networks.

Wireless Medical

By connecting to AI medical assistance systems through 5G, the medical industry has the opportunity to develop personalized medical consultation services. AI medical systems can be embedded in hospital call centers, home medical consultation assistant devices, local doctor clinics, and even mobile clinics that lack on-site medical staff.

Autonomous driving

The key technologies driving automotive transformation - autonomous driving, platooning, vehicle lifecycle maintenance, sensor data crowdsourcing, etc. - all require secure, reliable, low-latency and high-bandwidth connections. These connection characteristics are crucial on highways and in dense cities. Only 5G can meet such stringent requirements at the same time.