MOBILE
As 5G and IoT technologies edge closer to the mainstream , we take a closer look at the next five years for mobile technologies
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The COVID-19 pandemic has in small part been mitigated by the maturation of mobile technologies which have enabled the social distancing necessitated by the virus . Whether that ’ s internet of things ( IoT ) devices being used to sense body temperature ( a key indicator of infection ), or the continued rollout of next generation 5G communications technology enabling lower latency and high-speed connections useful for video communications .
Many point to technology as being , aside from a vaccine , one of the key methods of emerging from the pandemic . Take Apple and Google decentralised approach to contact tracing , using the bluetooth capabilities of mobile phones to track proximity and provide notifications to those who have spent significant time near someone later confirmed to have COVID-19 . As the importance of mobile technologies is reiterated by the pandemic , it ’ s worth considering the directions such technologies are taking through COVID-19 and beyond .
DECEMBER 2020