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5G Applications

The unique characteristics of 5G technology which supports ultra high speed, low latency and massive scale of machine type communications empower a wide spectrum of applications by individual users and business sectors.

  • eMBB - enhanced Mobile Broadband
  • URLLC - Ultra Reliable and Low Latency Communications
  • mMTC - massive Machine Type Communications
Smart home
Smart metering and smart grid management
Smart buildings
Provide personalised shopping experiences through Virtual Reality (“VR”) or Augmented Reality (“AR”) technology
Assistance from virtual staff
Enhance safety and efficiency and alleviate traffic congestion through intelligent transport systems
Real-time command and control for cellular drone communications
Remote surgery
Remote monitoring of health conditions and medical consultations
Automatic monitoring of health conditions
Location tracking of seniors, children or pets
Logistics
Real-time interaction and even real-time translation for participants speaking different languages
Hologram call
Enhance the possibility of remote control of equipment in remote and relatively inaccessible areas
Download of a high-definition movie in seconds
360-degree video streaming
Real-time interaction and even real-time translation for participants speaking different languages
VR/AR games
Support large-scale and real-time responses for interactive gaming
Hologram call

Experience Sharing on 5G Applications

In order to enhance public awareness of the great potentials of 5G and the business opportunities that could be brought by the technology, the "Experience Sharing on 5G Applications" thematic web page is developed to showcase some examples of 5G applications and solutions that have been developed by different business entities as well as the mobile network operators. These real cases and experiences have well demonstrated how 5G technology can be used to make substantive improvement to business operations and quality of services in various sectors, and to bring benefits to the society as a whole.

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