5G mobile data services will be integral in the future of healthcare

 14-Jun-17, Ericsson

Today, consumers have the power to take control of their health through smartphone apps, wearables and other connected devices. This kind of simple, immediate access is also changing consumer attitudes and expectations.

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However, consumer needs differ from healthcare industry priorities. IT holds the promise of reducing costs by providing care away from hospitals; whereas data can move from patients to centralized repositories, allowing for efficiency gains.

Next-generation networks will be pivotal, providing transmission efficiency in an ecosystem of feedback and alerts, mobility and low latency. They will become a vehicle for a range of applications, including remote monitoring through wearables, virtual doctor-patient interaction, and remote robotic surgery.

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