Lawrence Potts
The advent of 5G technology opened a new world of possibilities, enabling applications such as autonomous vehicles, the Internet of Things IoT), and smart cities. The next-generation communications standard already in development – 6G – is a revolutionary technology that will provide unprecedented speeds and low latency, making it perfect for innovative use cases such as smart homes, autonomous transportation systems, healthcare, and even with holographic media, sensing and 3D mapping applications.
But using 5G requires agencies to do some groundwork in advance, such as identifying whether it will be used by mobile devices such as laptops and cellphones, or will the agency want to include more specialized devices, such as sensors, health monitors, or warehouse robots. Utilizing 5G also requires a geographic assessment; in rural areas, agencies need to determine the level of 5G coverage.