What investment in 5G today means for the world tomorrow
Chris Lewis
From the telco perspective, the investment in 5G end-to-end is a much bigger story.
One of the biggest challenges that we face going forward is how we deal with rapid technology shifts in a way that encourages and enables innovation while also considering the effects on people and systems. How technology will be managed and regulated is uncertain. Here, we explore how technology is shaping the law, and how the law will change the ways we can use technology, bringing worldwide perspectives to the conversation.
From the telco perspective, the investment in 5G end-to-end is a much bigger story.
We can expect to see substantial interest in new fintech services as growing demand for virtual and online services continues to build.
Encryption protects us by keeping encrypted content private as it goes through the channel we use to communicate with trusted parties.
As giants like Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google build their next generation services on 5G, how does a telecom company go from “dumb pipe” to smart collaborator?
In addition to contact tracing mobile apps, a new type of digital identity certificate that individuals would store on their smartphones is in development.
On its path to ‘move fast and break things,’ products and services have built-in biases, spawning flawed paradigms and tools that filter out diversity of culture and representation for the tech industry and consumers alike.
Former Nokia President & CEO Rajeev Suri says that the lessons learned from the continued roll-out of 5G will help prevent future global pandemics from turning into global recessions.
Making 5G a reality comes with some challenges along the way. Here are 5 that will figure prominently throughout the process.
Although U.S. operators have said that their long-term 5G plans remain intact, mobile operators in other parts of the world are not so sure.
Location data can be useful both for academics and researchers involved in pandemic research, as well as first responders and front-line agencies planning and delivering resources.
Internet rights advocate and CIGI fellow Michael Geist says we are at risk of opening a Pandora’s box in an effort to protect our health through contact tracing, but that there are solutions.
One recent example of the use of blockchain to manage the current crisis is the World Health Organization’s MiPasa data hub.
