{"id":13104,"date":"2019-11-13T11:26:39","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T16:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=13104"},"modified":"2019-11-13T11:46:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T16:46:48","slug":"accelerating-5g-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=13104","title":{"rendered":"Accelerating 5G in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier today, CWTA<\/a> released a report developed by Accenture Strategy examining how the deployment of 5G wireless networks will benefit both cities and rural communities.<\/p>\n

The report, \u201cAccelerating 5G in Canada — Benefits for Cities and Rural Communities,\u201d<\/a> estimates the economic impact of 5G’s ultra-fast, ultra-reliable and higher-capacity wireless connectivity in Canada will reach $40 billion of annual GDP uplift by 2026, with 250,000 permanent jobs added to the economy.<\/p>\n

5G is more than the next generation of mobile technology. It will bring entirely new ways of using mobile technology that do not exist today. Much as 4G\u2019s speed and capacity propelled us into the app economy and expanded the use of mobile video, 5G will be a platform for entirely new innovations. Imagine what can be done with a 100x increase in traffic capacity and network efficiency, a 10x decrease in end-to-end latency, and speeds that are over 600 times faster than the typical 4G speeds on today\u2019s mobile phones.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to the report, many of these advancements won\u2019t directly impact consumers in the near term. Instead, many of the initial deployments of 5G will advance technology adoption for specific industry and government use cases. For example:<\/p>\n