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TRENDING
MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS
2019 DEMONSTRATED SOME
MAJOR TECH TRENDS
Technology is developing exponentially and 5G is just
one contributor helping to pave the way to a digitised
future. Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 highlighted
some of the trends which are set to revolutionise the
tech landcape and expert, Jeff Ready, CEO of Scale
Computing, discusses how these trends are expected to
frame the future of the industry.
T
his year’s Mobile World Congress
in Barcelona took place between
February 25–28, 2019 and if you’ve
ever been, you’ll know that it’s not just big
and busy – around 100,000 people attend
– but that it can be a really good indicator
of major tech trends. This year was no
different and among the huge range of
technologies on show, the big takeaways
this time were almost all about 5G. And
we’re not just talking mobile handset
announcements – although it was easy to
lose count of just how many there were.
The wider impact 5G networks are going
to have, particularly on edge infrastructure
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and applications, were front and centre
throughout the event.
One powerful example presented to visitors
was that of a surgeon – on stage nearly
three miles away – overseeing and directing
other surgeons at Hospital Clinic Barcelona
as they removed a cancerous tumour
from a patient’s colon. The live feed and
interactions between the surgeons and the
doctor on stage used 5G technology to direct
the operation via a live video link.
Other edge announcements came from
the likes of Qualcomm, which is pushing
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AMONG THE
HUGE RANGE OF
TECHNOLOGIES
ON SHOW, THE
BIG TAKEAWAYS
THIS TIME WERE
ALMOST ALL
ABOUT 5G.
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