With advantages in transmission speed, reliability and low latency, 5G technology is considered essential for enhancing connected vehicles’ self-driving and entertainment capabilities.
The industry’s overall shift toward global software-centric networks and operations is taking a hit as a result of the current bleak global economic outlook and Covid-19, according to analyst firm ABI Research.
Local operator Globe Telecom said it has successfully completed what is said was the first-ever international 5G video call in the country with the 5G mobile network of AIS Thailand.
The company made the pronouncement as athletes from franchise-based e-sports league The Nationals joined the first 5G-powered e-sports exhibition match held at the PLDT headquarters in Makati City.
Dozens of always-on 5G portables device models, notebooks, and ultrabooks will hit the market in 2020, and sales of these devices will exceed 10 million units by 2021, according to analyst firm ABI Research.
PLDT was recently awarded $1,000,000 grant by the US Trade and Development Agency to fund a fiber optic network and transmission infrastructure modernization training program under tech giant Cisco.
UnionBank signed an MOU with Now Corp. and affiliate Now Telecom to utilize and promote the use of new generation telecommunication networks, including 5G wireless technology, in support of the bank’s digital transformation roadmap.