- The Galileo exhibition hall virtual tour showcased advancements in robotics, broadband connectivity and revolutionary applications.
- Huawei has so far invested approximately USD $4 Billion in research and development to build an impressive suite of technology that create Smart Cities, Smart Factories, Smart Health, Smart Grid, Smart Education, Smart Agriculture, Urban Safety and New Smart Media.
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5G is considered as the largest market opportunity of this decade, with the roll-out of infrastructures and widespread adoption of services and devices. This is not only set to boost the development and expansion of networks, but it will also accelerate a number of sectors including, computing, manufacturing, automotive and entertainment.
Laying down 5G is quite a costly affair for nations and telcos. According to GSMA Intelligence, companies globally could spend around sh 100 trillion over the next five years to upgrade to 5G which involves the purchase of new spectrums or upgrade of 4G macro networks.
According to a report from the PwC, the remote work survey, less than one in five executives wants to return to the pre-pandemic office where you go into a physical office five times a week. 5G wireless technology is meant to deliver higher multi-Gbps (Gigabytes per second) peak data speeds, ultra-low latency, more reliability, massive network capacity, increased availability, and a more uniform user experience to more users. Higher performance and improved efficiency empower new user experiences and connect new industries.
Kenya has one of the most advanced internet and cellular services in Eastern Africa. The country wants to move up to 5G, using Huawei technology. Media houses from the Sub-Saharan Africa region were recently treated to a virtual Exhibition of the Huawei Galileo 5G hall that offered insights into 5G innovation around the World and recent advancements in technology.
Inspired by Galileo’s pioneering achievements in science and technology, the Huawei Galileo Hall is being used to showcase three key features of what makes a 5G network: large bandwidth, low latency and massive connections.
While most people associate 5G with lower latency, in reality, we may not notice a significant difference in speed during day to day use. 5G will ultimately provide better connectivity and much clearer video communications, but the real difference comes from 5G's network capabilities.
The exhibition treated the media to advancements countries have deployed 5G are making through the use of 5G to fast-track its social and economic development. Huawei already predicts that with 5G, industries are going digital at a faster pace.
Africa has been a 2G and 3G dominated market. A decade after its adoption, 3G has only just surpassed 2G as a dominant connection in 2020. Most telcos have paid more attention to accelerating the adoption of 3G and subsequently 4G. Mobile connections in Africa remain on pace for continued growth with sub-Saharan Africa expected to add over 100 million new subscribers by 2025.
Kenya has planned to roll out 5G plans and aligning itself with the new advancements. 5G networks come with the promise of even more speed. This means faster connectivity for mobile users and governments can operate digitally without any hitches and in time. Tests already carried out show that while it takes 22 minutes to download a high-definition movie on a 4G network, it will only take 32 seconds on a 5G network. What about that.
5G networks now are enough to accommodate high-speed enhanced Mobile Broadband applications in industries that are in countries that have already deployed it. In healthcare, for instance, hospitals in China now offer 5G HD video-based teleconsultation, with some implementing 5G-based ICU visits and mobile ward rounds. Not only this but industrial applications that require low latency and high reliability based on ultra-reliable low-latency communication, such as port, manufacturing, vehicle-to-everything and power grid, are also being explored. This development will lead to the growth of economies in African countries.
The first generation, or so-called 1G networks, were bogged down by nearly a dozen different standards. The subsequent 2G and 3G networks were still being fought over by a handful of competing standards. The fragmented state of things finally improved significantly with 4G. From Huawei’s perspective, the transition to 5G is an opportunity for a global, unified standard to be jointly implemented.
The Galileo exhibition hall virtual tour showcased advancements in robotics, broadband connectivity and revolutionary applications. From social, entertainment, business and industrial applications and technologies. Huawei has so far invested approximately USD $4 Billion in research and development to build an impressive suite of technology that create Smart Cities, Smart Factories, Smart Health, Smart Grid, Smart Education, Smart Agriculture, Urban Safety and New Smart Media.
Through these technological networks, Huawei is providing the ultimate computing power and intelligence to build powerful digital platforms to increase efficiency and agility while redefining user experience in the areas of home, travel, office, entertainment, and fitness & health.