5G use cases
The most common 5G use cases focus on the low-latency (URLLC) and broadband (eMBB) capabilities of 5G. Some of these applications, which could be part of an enterprise IoT solution, are as follows:
- Industrial automation (Industry 4.0)
- Remote surgery
- Smart vehicles (autonomous vehicles and vehicle-to-everything (V2X))
- VR/AR
All these applications require very low network latencies (typically less than 20 ms) to enable seamless human-machine interaction. Let’s review each use case in more detail in the following subsections.
Industrial automation (Industry 4.0)
Wireless 5G URLLC (as opposed to wired network connections) in industrial automation increases the flexibility and mobility of production lines in terms of where robotic machines can be placed on the factory floor and enables safe human-robot interactions previously only possible with a wired network. 5G technology in a smart factory also enables real-time machine monitoring...