As the first mobile communication technology driven by use cases, with the end of the 5G SA standard, 5G applications are about to explode. 5G will have a profound impact on various industries such as entertainment, manufacturing, automotive, energy, healthcare, transportation, education, and elderly care. At present, many enterprises have launched the prototype of 5G applications and built a 5G application ecosystem. The Communication Industry News (Network) selected 20 typical 5G applications from all media and predicted their application prospects.
1. 5G autonomous driving
Since Google obtained the first autonomous vehicle license in the United States in May 2012, autonomous driving has quickly become popular worldwide, with traditional car companies and internet giants successively expanding their presence. However, the development process of autonomous driving has always been accompanied by criticism of "high safety risks", especially the recent Uber unmanned vehicle accident, which has raised some concerns about it. And 5G communication technology, with its huge bandwidth capacity and near zero latency, is making autonomous driving a reality. Therefore, autonomous driving is also considered the most promising 5G application. According to ABI Research, the number of 5G connected cars will reach 50.3 million by 2025. Currently, many companies have launched 5G autonomous driving application solutions.
2. 5G remote driving
Unlike 5G autonomous driving, in remote driving scenarios, there is no driver or other person in the vehicle, but rather the 5G network is used to remotely execute driving operations on the vehicle. This is suitable for special scenarios where passengers cannot drive on their own or the remote vehicle is in a dangerous environment. In a technical report released by 3GPP, four major categories of 5G vehicle networking application scenarios were proposed, one of which is "remote driving". Previously, Huawei and Vodafone completed 5G remote driving tests. In a pre standard 5G network, the car is located 50 kilometers away and is driving at a speed of about 20 kilometers per hour. The brake response error of the remote controlled car is only 6 centimeters.
3. 5G smart grid
The construction of smart grids has become a trend. However, the construction of intelligent distribution networks through traditional dedicated networks has problems of high cost and low flexibility; However, using traditional telecommunications public networks has poor business isolation, making it difficult for security and communication latency to meet business requirements. Using 5G network slicing to carry power grid business is a new attempt. The network resources of operators are sliced into logical networks that are isolated from each other, and provided to power grid companies as needed to meet the differentiated needs of different power grid businesses for communication network capabilities; Simultaneously balancing high performance, high reliability, isolation, and low cost, becoming an effective solution for intelligent distribution networks. More and more companies are launching smart grid application solutions based on 5G network slicing, including Huawei, Ericsson, and others.
4. 5G intelligent factory
Intelligent factories have become a typical application of 5G. At the exhibition site, the display of smart factories was favored by everyone. In Huawei's flexible manufacturing demonstration, 9 WAVE robots collaborate through wireless networks to quickly assemble 3 different ballpoint pens according to requirements; In Ericsson's smart factory demonstration, participants simulate the identity of workers by touching
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