2016 has seen a lot of development in the field of 5G and with the release sometime in 2020 it is looming ever closer. The question is though, will 5G influence how we use the web and if so, what will those effects be?
5G comes with the promise of faster internet speeds, an increase in mobile connectivity for businesses and seeing virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) come to the mainstream and this would have huge implications for how we go on the web in our personal lives, but may also impact on how our business operates.
Faster internet speeds bring the hope of more real-time connections. This will allow SME’s to be able to compete in the global market, with live video calling and conferencing made more accessible. Businesses will be able to interact with their customers on a live, real time basis and we are starting to see applications coming to market now to allow them to do this.
Mobile will dominate the market. More consumers are using mobile devices than desktop devices for the first time ever, this is only likely set to carry on. Businesses need to ensure that they have an optimised mobile experience so they don’t get left behind. If you site has slow loading times or is too content heavy, it needs to be updated and optimised to provide the best user experience. Use data analysis to see what it is that your mobile user wants.
5G will allow for wireless connections. No more Ethernet cables to connect you to a server in your office, with the release of 5G there is a capability of remote working. With faster, more reliable connectivity this allows employees to work more flexibly from home or on location.
We have seen glimmers of the future, with augmented reality applications (most famously of 2016 being “Pokémon Go”), but this, along with live videos and real-time data analysis remain relatively untapped, 5G brings hope that we will see more of the resources in the forefront of technology from 2020. The healthcare industry may be revolutionised with medicine and medical examination data being available in real-time. 5G will allow autonomous systems to process large quantities of data in very quick time.
Businesses will start to focus more on video. There will be no bandwidth concern with 5G and so businesses will have more flexibility to their marketing strategy and the way they interact with their customers. Live videos of product launches and perhaps venturing into 3D content too.
Troubleshooting in the Internet of Things (IoT) will be quicker. Diagnostics can take anywhere up to 2 hours, but 5G will allow for data to be shared, again in real time; through the cloud to diagnose a problem. People will start to fix things themselves with online assistance instead of relying on engineers and expensive call-outs.
There is currently a very clear divide between on-device storage ad processing and cloud storage and processing. With an increase in bandwidth, that comes with 5G, it will allow us to merge the difference. Every application on a mobile device will have real time access to almost limitless storage.
Now, we can merely speculate about what future 5G will bring to our personal lives and business operations. There is no doubt that 5G will revolutionise a lot of aspects of our online world. Here at ITC we understand what your business needs and we are preparing for the changes that 5G will bring so that we can evolve with you.
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