Convergence Makes 5G and AI Use Cases Exciting: 5G can spark a revolution in AI, pushing it into different domains and creating new AI use cases.
When Apple introduced the iPhone, few people understood its importance. Of course, there is a reason for this. At the time of the product launch in 2007, wireless internet speeds were quite slow. 3G was launched in 2001 by NTTDeCoMo, but the network deployment was incremental. The convergence of touchscreen phones with 3G and 4G has created demand that few could have anticipated.
“The importance of AI will go hand in hand with the advent of 5G”
There’s also a problem – with the emergence of popular applications, the demand for 3G has surged, and 3G networks have become strained, thus hastening the arrival of 4G.
5G revolution
According to Allied Market Research, the valuation of the global 5G market will grow from $5.13 billion in 2020 to $797.8 billion in 2030.
IDTechEX also came to a similar conclusion. In a recent report, it concluded that “the 5G market is about to take off.” It predicted that by the end of 2032, consumer mobile services using 5G technology will generate about $800 billion in revenue.
Dr. Yu-Han Chang, 5G technical analyst at IDTechEX, said: “5G enables larger data flow and faster data collection, allowing AI to generate more accurate models and predictions.
“5G and AI will work together to accelerate the development of a fully connected and intelligent world.”
5G is expected to be more than 100 times faster than 4G, which seems like an incredible growth, but applications will emerge to fill the opportunities created.
5G is expected to be more than 100 times faster than 4G, which seems like an incredible growth, but applications will fill the opportunities it creates.
As ever, when you dig into these things, complications arise. In fact, there are two very different 5G networks.
On one level, mmWave operates at 100 MHz, offers frequencies between 24 – 100 GHz (gigahertz), and offers impressively low latency, but is limited to a range of 300 meters.
In contrast, Sub-6 GHz operates at 50 MHz, has greater latency than mmWave, but better than 4G, offering frequencies between 3.5 – 7 GHz, but with a range of 1.5 kilometers.
In other words, mmWave can support more powerful applications, but requires more infrastructure investment due to the smaller coverage. So, to date, most 5G deployments have been for Sub-6 GHz.
The impact of 5G on artificial intelligence
The impact of 5G on AI will not be immediate, but it will be significant.
While AI may be more pervasive than is widely believed, its impact has so far been limited. So while most of us are using AI without realizing it, for example, when we use our smartphones as a navigation tool, the real impact of AI is at hand.
With the advent of 5G, artificial intelligence is becoming more and more important. The convergence of these two technologies will have a huge impact on all of us, will have huge economic implications, and will transform many enterprise businesses.
5G, IoT and AI will drive use cases
The Internet of Things (IoT) will underpin the convergence between 5G and artificial intelligence.
Adam Bujak, CEO and co-founder of process intelligence company KYP.ai, said: “5G will drive the Internet of Things. It will allow organizations to use more connected devices and smart sensors.
“By using connected devices and services, we will be able to conduct our processes in a more digital way, both in the physical world and online. As a result, we will see growth in phygital [physical + digital] products and services, including virtual reality operating models interact with customers.”
“The high throughput and ultra-low latency of 5G [especially mmWave] will enable it to enter a variety of high-value areas, such as 3D robotic control, virtual reality monitoring, and telemedicine control that were not possible with earlier technologies,” said IDTechEX.
IoT-based use cases and the convergence of 5G and AI
We will see unprecedented connectivity between products. On one level, we may see coffee cups communicating with coffee vending machines; but on another level, we will see the interconnection of self-driving cars, which has major implications for the future of transportation.
The data collected by the IoT will also provide the resources needed for machine learning or artificial intelligence to develop and create deeper insights.
5G and AI Use Cases – Consumers
The fusion of 5G and artificial intelligence will underpin the emergence of the metaverse.
The 2021 transitional hype about the metaverse is repulsive. Part of the problem here has to do with the definition of the metaverse. On the one hand, it conjures up the idea of a virtual world, but in reality, its meaning is more prosaic. Some even say that Zoom calls involve the metaverse, which they define as a combination of the digital and physical worlds.
Virtual reality and augmented reality or immersive reality will be the foundation of the virtual world, and 5G and artificial intelligence will change it.
The convergence of 5G and artificial intelligence will create new use cases in gaming and streaming services, such as providing 3D and virtual reality viewing that support the way we communicate. It will also transform social media.
The convergence of AI and 5G will also create tools we will use in our daily lives – for example, real-time language translation tools.
B2B use cases for AI and 5G
Business-to-business applications will be numerous, but one of the most important aspects will be the support 5G provides for remote work. Take, for example, how Grammarly supports text communication. But with advances in virtual and augmented reality, it’s not hard to imagine how 5G and AI could transform not just remote work, but mobile work as well.
automation
Still, with B2B, there are issues with automation technology.
Adam Bujak said: “5G will expand the scope of digital transformation and bring us more opportunities for innovation and automation. We will gain more data and insights from all these physical processes and connected devices, allowing us to train human Intelligence and leverage it for business and process analytics. In turn, outcome-driven intelligent service automation will open up more possibilities.”
industry
Office automation is an opportunity, but the combination of 5G and AI will also support industry and manufacturing; on the one hand, it will be able to support equipment maintenance, monitoring machines and identifying potential problems in advance, but it also presents an enticing prospect of remote operation of machines .
Transportation
AI and 5G working in parallel will transform connectivity in transportation, including autonomous vehicles, drones, and transportation infrastructure, such as ensuring traffic lights support optimal traffic flow.
medical insurance
The opportunities presented by AI and 5G in healthcare are manifold, but one of the most tantalizing opportunities will relate to remote monitoring of patients while they are away.
It’s just the beginning
But more AI and 5G use cases will emerge; this is just the beginning. The convergence of these technologies will prove to be very important and will unleash artificial intelligence, ultimately justifying much of the hype of the past decade.
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