The 5G revolution: How will the 21st century cities shape their “SMART” destiny with 5G

What’s the 5G promise for smart cities? With ultra-high-speed connectivity, low latency, better battery life and the ability to handle millions of users, 5G will be a game changer for the smart city movement. 5G will empower smart cities to light up next generation use-cases such as real-time traffic management, remote patient monitoring and predictive interventions, Augmented Reality guided tourism, Drone surveillance, integrated autonomous transportation systems and improved disaster response. With the enablement of the Internet of Things powered by Artificial Intelligence, 5G will enable limitless smart city applications aimed at empowering the 21st century digital citizen. 

How should cities think about 5G? Smart cities should adopt the role of a proactive shaper of its 5G future where municipalities drive initiatives with public and private stakeholders and support practical implementation to enable the next generation use cases and applications. A distinctive 5G network enabled by fiber connectivity operated in a neutral access/neutral host manner will increasingly become an imperative for speedy integration of new applications required for Smart Cities to achieve its true potential.