5G was clearly the trendy subject at the recent World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, on 2-5 March, even if no one really knows what it is.
A bit like the Superman of telecoms, 5G, the next generation technology, is expected to save networks from saturation and open up new horizons of 'virtual reality' and hyperconnectivity, according to the enthusiastic experts from Huawei and Ericsson (see separate article).
According to others, this marketing concept, promoted mainly by equipment manufacturers hungry for…
What for?
According to an analysis presented in December by GSMA, 5G will primarily have two potential uses: 'virtual reality', connecting 360° images and sensors adapting the images to spectators' movements, and driverless cars that will have extremely fast reaction times to avoid collisions.
Betting on the future
http://europolitics.info/tech/betting-future
http://europolitics.info/tech/how-super-5g-will-revolutionise-digital-economy-or-not
“The merit of 5G will be the data it generates” Three questions to Robert Pepper, Cisco
http://europolitics.info/tech/merit-5g-will-be-data-it-generates
http://europolitics.info/tech/eus-regulatory-headache
700 million euro to secure EU's position (5GPPP)
http://europolitics.info/tech/700-million-euro-secure-eus-position