5G: LET THE CHANGE BEGIN

As the world deals with the Covid-19 pandemic, technology, or more specifically, connectivity, is increasingly supporting many aspects of our lives at both individual and business levels. The pandemic has made us realise the importance of faster, reliable connectivity to enjoy uninterrupted life and work. And thus the discussion around the 5G rollout is gaining momentum.

5G is a platform for innovation and because of its socioeconomic multiplier effect, it will serve as the critical infrastructure to usher in new possibilities for consumers and industries alike. While 5G services today mainly address consumer use cases such as enhanced mobile broadband, its network capabilities go far beyond previous generations of mobile communications given its higher capacity, reliability, security and lower latency.

The Ericsson Mobility Report, published last November, predicts that 5G networks will