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It is part of the migration from text mesVerizon CEO Lowell McAdam characterized 5G as an opportunity to
sages to a full visual experience, Anderson
expand the company's TV and broadband internet footprint at a "minispredicts. For example, in the public service
cule" incremental cost. McAdam told an investors' meeting in spring that
realm, first responders/firefighters could
the small cells cost a "fraction" of their price earlier this decade. He says
see building diagrams instantly as they
that the delivery system could use today's home router.
rush into a burning structure or another
"Just put some different chips in it," McAdam says, noting that Verizon
dangerous venue.
is working with Intel on router technology. He told investors that in tests
Separately, he notes the extensive efforts
with Samsung and Cisco, Verizon delivered 1.8 gigabits per second sigto create automotive applications for smart
nals at a distance of 2,000 feet and even without direct line-of-sight
cities, emphasizing the value of transdelivery, the throughput was 1.4 gigabits per second.
industry collaboration and implementaMcAdam calls TV/broadband via 5G a "no-brainer," and he expects
tion of Big Data analytics. Anderson says
to deploy it in urban, suburban and rural communities. He characterthat cities are working with the auto indusized it as "an engine for economic growth" throughout the country.
try on security and other factors that must
5G means "the automation of everything," according to Marcus
be integrated in order to "create an enviWeldon, chief technology officer at Nokia. The company envisions sports
ronment [to enable] things you cannot do
stadiums where 5G lets fans watch on-field plays (and replays) from difeffectively today."
ferent camera angles in 4K UHD, and surgeries and complicated manuAs a new report, The Future of IoT
facturing commands being controlled
in Cities, points out, the compliremotely by networked robotic tools. 5G vircated planning includes everything
tual reality headsets will enable both games
from smart trash cans to developing
and enterprise collaboration in real time, says
public spaces in the context of tranNokia in published reports.
sit demand, walkability, pedestrian
Smart cities are often cited as a key benefiPolicy Looms at the Local Level
congestion and storefront size. The
ciary of 5G deployment. In its new Smart
Although federal regulation of the airwaves
study by the NetGain Partnership
Cities Technology Roadmap, the Alliance for
usually preempts state or local rules, several
(backed by the Ford Foundation,
Telecommunications Industry Solutions
jurisdictions are exploring their roles in the
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
(ATIS), an accredited standards-setting orgasmall cell deployments that are at the heart
Foundation, Knight Foundation,
nization, focuses on "sustainable smart cities"
of 5G. Illinois, Washington and Florida want
to streamline Distributed Antenna Systems
Open Society Foundations, and
and the integration of new technologies -
by limiting local control of the rights of way,
Mozilla Foundation) explores these
including 5G - as a fundamental building
and Ohio has already adopted such legislacomplex challenges - some of which
block for the "high bandwidth, low latency
tion. In California, the state Senate is conare unique to IoT.
and pervasive connectivity" needed for "citisidering a bill that would exempt small cell
zen-centric functions, improving traffic flow,
locations from needing a city or county
public safety and more."
TECHNOLOGY
discretionary permit. The proposal would
Tom Anderson, ATIS's senior technology
GALORE
also prohibit municipalities from placing an
consultant, describes the evolving 5G use cases
Equipment
makers are revving up
unreasonable limit on the duration of the
as "dreams that are used to create the specificafor
the
5G
evolution. Justin
permit on the telecom facility.
tions." Anderson expects the initial 5G applicaDenison, senior vice president of
tions will "beam gigabit enterprise services,"
Product Strategy & Marketing at
but that it won't take long for the new facilities to deliver "much higher
Samsung Electronics America, summabandwidth that can reach people and devices" throughout a community.
rizes his company's agenda as ranging from
"Everyone stands to gain, including startups," he says. "Everything will
"4K videos and gaming in your connected
flow over incumbent networks, which will see more traffic." He expects
self-driving car to virtual and augmented
small operators to "create cool applications that will drive these busireality devices to the remote control of
nesses." Like others, Anderson foresees augmented reality as an initial
machinery in dangerous or hard to reach
popular application, offering users a "more immersive experience as they
locations, for services that were never premove through a venue."
viously possible."
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featured encrypted signals,
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and picture messaging
and multimedia message
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