While most companies were already investing in their digital transformation efforts, the pandemic has accelerated the transition to a new way of living and working online. Out of necessity, many of our off-line experiences have quickly become digitised and we expect much of this digital consumer behaviour to stick moving forward.

As such, businesses and consumers need a network and devices that can do more and bring greater possibilities for a reimagined future. We need reliable, responsive connections—in both dense cities and open rural areas—during a time when we are most detached from one another. There’s also a need for greater capacity to support more devices on our networks.

5G is laying the groundwork for our digital future — one where we believe that every company is going to be a 5G-enabled company. They are going to need the high speeds, instant responsiveness, and massive IoT capabilities of 5G to set and reach new, previously unattainable goals. It’s more than just an upgrade, it’s a critical infrastructure for the way we work and live.

Fortunately, we won’t have to wait long to access 5G’s vast capacity and speed. According to an IDC report, LTE and 5G RAN spending will grow from $23.4 billion in 2018 to $26.0 billion in 2022. With support for up to a million devices per square kilometre, speeds that are 20x faster than 4G, and super-low 1ms latency, 5G meets our expanding digital needs.

We’ve pioneered numerous 5G industry case studies that demonstrate the power of leveraging 5G’s low latency and high capacity for delivering high-quality, lag-free experiences.

Stadiums are one area where we see lots of potential for 5G to change the game, and when people get back to live entertainment, we think 5G will start to deliver on new, immersive experiences. Early on, we completed Samsung Link to deliver 4K streaming on fifty 5G-enabled tablets at a baseball stadium to enable viewers to see full 360-degree visuals of players at-bat, for instance. We also worked with AT&T to test new ways for 5G to enhance live broadcasts with exciting viewing angles. For instance, we streamed courtside NBA action from a fan’s perspective using S10 5G devices, which leveraged AT&T’s high-speed 5G+ network to transmit to a production truck and run coverage live on ESPN3. This not only enhances the in-stadium experience but also brings the fan at home closer to the action in the venues.

Last year, we collaborated with AT&T to see how 5G can help U.S. smart factories through research at the Samsung Austin Semiconductor (SAS) facility. The facility is 2.3 million square feet in size, the equivalent of roughly 40 football fields, and as you can imagine, that requires a large amount of sensors. We envision a 5G future where thousands of sensors share data on a 5G network to help the facility increase production efficiency and employee safety. For example, with our Automated Material Handling use case, we showed an automated production rail system with IoT sensors and 4K video cameras. Through IoT sensors providing tool data, engineers can remotely inspect and monitor the system without impacting production — and take preventative action early.

We’ve learned that investing in evolving networks is more important than ever. Looking ahead, we’re focused on optimising 5G experiences for everybody — by expanding where it can be accessed and what it can do.


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Original article from Samsung.com here.