CLOUD & CYBER
We explore the ramifications of Huawei being banned from many national 5G networks and the companies stepping up to take its place
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As 2020 was beginning , 5G was undoubtedly one of the hottest tech trends for the year ahead - at least it was , before the advent of COVID-19 and the associated disruption it has caused .
In November 2019 , we were at Web Summit , one of the largest technology conferences , where we heard the chairman of Chinese technology firm Huawei , Guo Ping , discuss the technology . Guo ’ s talk focused on Huawei ’ s idea of 5G + X . “ This ‘ X ’ can be AI , Big Data , VR or AR , among other technologies ,” he said . “ I believe that in the future , 5G + X will create countless opportunities for entrepreneurs ,” he went on to say , comparing the potential of the technology to the introduction of electricity . “ The rollout of 5G commercial networks is occurring more [ quickly ] than expected . As of now , 40 carriers in over 20 countries are using 5G networks commercially .”
A raft of existing use cases of 5G technology were given by Guo , including musicians being able to remain in time while playing together over the internet , owing to real-time , low-latency
OCTOBER 2020