5G Likely to Be Around Much Longer Than Previous Generations, IEEE Told
Fifth-generation wireless will unfold over the next several decades and will be around longer than earlier generations, said Ramjee Prasad, president of the Global Information and Communication Technologies Standardization Forum for India. Prasad spoke Thursday at an IEEE 5G Summit…
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streamed live form India. Every previous generation “lasted only for 10 years,” he said, but “5G will be very different with new technology … many new applications. It will need longer life than 10 years." India is poised to lead the world on wireless technology, he said: “We want to take the leadership. We have the wisdom. We have the talent.” Tom Sebastian, with the Innovation Centre Denmark New Delhi, said Denmark launched an initiative in 2015 with a goal of building 100 smart cities. Sebastian said smart city programs can help municipalities address environmental issues and that can be especially important in countries like India. Bangalore was once known as the garden city of India, with 86 percent tree cover, but that's down to 12 percent today, he said. In the Nordic countries there's significant focus on both tree cover and water management. A smart city program must focus on making cities more “livable,” not just on the technology itself, Sebastian said.