“ 5G WILL BE a big disruptor and if we look back eight years from now , we won ’ t be able to imagine life without what it has enabled .”
Dr Kevin Kettler , Chief Technology Officer at Flex , is confident about the plethora of opportunities 5G development will offer . Indeed , he is no stranger to the potential-packed realm of technology . He has more than 25 years of experience working across the server , storage and compute market segments , having worked with companies such as IBM , Dell and Qualcomm . He has developed several patents in the United States , is a published author of books examining the topics of realtime / multimedia systems . As CTO , he is also immersed in the potential of intelligence in transforming industry and organisation .
Flex is one of the largest supply chain companies in the world , leading in areas such as Internet of Things ( IoT ) and industries such as media and telecommunications . The company has worked with clients to create automation solutions with connectivity and IoT at their core . Flex , and Kettler , are keenly
aware that industrial IoT has to evolve to meet the demands of the industry and technology , and put extensive thought into dealing with issues such as latency , bandwidth , security and regulation .
“ Our history has been as a manufacturing company and we ’ ve built ourselves up over the years , having increasingly become design partners ,” explains Kettler . “ We have a history of building out the
10 February 2018