5G networks To Drive New Round Of Transformation From 2020: Report

•  The increased speed and bandwidth reduce the gap between wifi and cellular devices
• The report mentioned that the advent of 5G is what AI-driven IoT has been waiting for

According to a report by IANS, the increased speed and bandwidth of 5G networks will drive a new round of transformation across India from 2020.

Balakrishnan Anantharaman, VP and MD-Sales, India and SAARC, Nutanix, told IANS that with legacy three-tier architectures already struggling to cope with high volumes of data generated by today’s enterprises, 5G will be the catalyst that drives edge computing and IoT.

He further stated that as increased speed and bandwidth reduce the gap between wifi and cellular devices — edge computing will come into a realm of its own.

Advent of 5G

Atish Gude, NetApp’s Chief Strategy Officer said that the advent of 5G is what AI-driven IoT has been waiting for.

Sai Pratyush, Additional Vice President, Product Marketing-ICS, Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) informed the news daily that in the enterprise segment, they are witnessing significant growth in the adoption of new-age technologies such as IoT, AI, and Cloud across industries.

He added that IoT especially is viewed as a key enabler driving digital transformation to unlock operational efficiencies. AI is seeing large scale adoption by enterprises owing to its power to aid automation, speed and better decision making.