Business & Industry
5G 2020
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Learning from the crisis: the importance of digital communications
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of ICT and digital communications for our modern world. The virus has disrupted peoples’ lives and economies all around the world and triggered unprecedented restrictions at a global level. It is therefore strategically vital that we ensure influence and access to cutting edge digital communication technology moving forward....
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What is the impact of COVID-19 on the telecommunications industry?
5G World, with insight from research powerhouse Omdia, both part of Informa Tech, examine how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the global 5G market just as it was on the edge of an exponential boom. Gaming and video streaming contribute to a major increase in online traffic during lockdown As shown by data from Omdia,...
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End-to-end 5G – a fibre technology
5G: not just the next ‘G’ As an industry, we are in a constant state of reinvention. Now, more than ever, future innovation is being driven by a younger generation of users. Focus is on the smartphone as their platform of choice for payments, IoT (Internet of things) device control and for streaming video delivery....
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How 5G will give a critical boost to the UK economy
COVID-19 has shown the importance of connectivity and digitalisation. That’s why investment in technologies such as 5G can help the UK emerge as winners from the current crisis. Before coronavirus, it was easy to take digital technology for granted as we texted, posted social media messages or made video calls. But we’re certainly not taking...
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Why satellite tech and 5G make a powerful combination
Satellite networks offer huge opportunities to the 5G market, say Noemi de Hevia Mendez and Andrew Palmer from IT and business consulting services firm, CGI UK. Why should satellite be considered as part of the 5G ecosystem? Noemi: There’s a huge amount of traffic on terrestrial networks – and not just in urban areas. There’s...
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Network monitoring and visibility are the key to 5G success
5G brings increased network complexity that must be monitored, managed and secured before businesses can reap the benefits of enhanced speed and bandwidth. The anticipation surrounding 5G is undeniable, and rightly so. The World Economic Forum estimates that the economic impact of 5G in new goods and services will reach $12 trillion by 20351. While...
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How small cells can solve the densified 5G puzzle
An interview with: As mobile usage grows and more consumers adopt 5G, operators must meet network capacity requirements. This is where small cells come in. Why do we need a densified 5G network? As 5G becomes a reality, there is pressure on existing mobile networks as all of us demand more mobile data. More user...
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Revolutionising transport amid a pandemic
Travel has changed radically since COVID-19, with air, road and rail transport all reducing dramatically. Meanwhile, air pollution rates in urban areas are improving. Since last year, flights from European airports are down 90%, road travel has plummeted by 73% and public transport use has significantly reduced – by as much as 86% on buses,...
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5G could create a digital renaissance in the UK
5G will revolutionise the way we experience gaming, the arts, entertainment, and cultural sectors, bringing enjoyment without ever leaving your home. Now, creative industry does not just need to upskill workers, it needs to be equipped with 5G 5G is a transformational technology. Together with industry, government continues to champion 5G and is funding innovative...
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5G – collaboration and connectivity
Collaboration as well as fierce competition has always been a defining feature of the mobile phone industry, based on a longstanding use of global common standards. This ensures your phone works when you go abroad. It’s why you can send messages from one network to another and why you don’t need to know where the...