To safeguard its future profits, HTC will be undertaking steps to ensure smooth transitioning from 4G to
5G mobile connectivity, a transition that will stretch companies as growth in sales will not necessarily correlate with increase in profits.
The two keynote addresses, from Brian Krzanich on Tuesday and Murthy Renduchintala and Diane Bryant on Wednesday, dealt more with the broader issues Intel is exploring within the Internet of Things, such as the buzzy Project Alloy headset,
5G mobile connectivity and silicon photonics in the data center.
Not exact matches
On the side, BMW will keep pushing towards the adoption of
5G mobile internet, a significant piece in the vehicle
connectivity and self - driving cars puzzle.
5G is the name currently being given to the next generation of
mobile data
connectivity, succeeding 4G.
5G, or fifth - generation, networks are the next step in not only
mobile broadband, promising much greater speeds than today's 4G LTE networks, but more ubiquitous
connectivity in general, as more and more devices join the Internet of Things (IoT).
5G promises an unprecedented
connectivity in the enterprise and consumer worlds, but CIOs need to understand and embrace the new
mobile wireless standard by the end of 2018 in order to fully prepare for its upcoming rollout.