New reports about the emergence of our new 5G telecom connectivity system show the robustness of the system design, and how it can change business as usual in the years ahead.
One example is a story out today from Laiq Ahmad at Power Magazine that talks about the industrial applications of 5G networks.
First, Ahmad describes the essence of 5G connectivity this way:
“5G is essentially a fully wireless form of digital communications that allows the seamless transmission of information from one device or entity to another—resulting in a fully connected world. This technology has obvious applications in the consumer entertainment space … but it can also up-level the utility and Industrial Internet of Things space.”
Then, the author starts to look at industrial applications by focusing more on what’s important to industrial planners – including reliability, safety and affordability.
Specifically, Ahmad suggests that using 5G networks to aggregate information in better ways will lead to better conversations and information sharing between manufacturers and regulators.
“In order to sustain technological progress and create a more secure standard of care, utilities and regulators must work together to create a system that ensures utilities remain safe while enabling the exploration of new technology,” Ahmad writes. “While there’s no one right answer for accomplishing this, the best way to start is by pooling industry data points and use cases to share with regulators as a proof point for new technologies. This helps create an industry standard of care that pushes for a greater culture of innovation.”
Ahmad’s story is one of many analyses we are seeing coming through the pipeline that illustrate the dramatic potential in applications of new technologies to information systems. Just as quantum computing is shaking up the world of data computing flows, 5G is set to reinvent the flow of data between stakeholders and architectures freeing information from silos.
Over the years, we’ve heard a lot about the negativity of silo data, as in screeds like this one from TechBeacon in which Christopher Null addresses innovations in fintech.
“Introducing transparency into the technology portfolio and financial resources is a complex undertaking that involves cataloging service offerings, building service cost models, and tracking consumption of services, among other metrics that must be developed,” Null writes.
Now, in these sorts of pursuits, 5G promises to be a game –changer, not just in consumer applications or in building a more decentralized Internet, but also in cutting-edge manufacturing where new kinds of data will further optimize production and profits.