What Will 5G Mean for Healthcare?

#5G Faster In So Many Ways… #EW #StreetLights #IoT #IoE #HID #Health #EMR #GHz #FrequencyWarfare#HighFrequencyPulsedRadiation #Cancer #Satellites #SpaceX #Skynet pic.twitter.com/BGgYaXAXjx — Nick Myer (@nickmyer) May 27, 2018 The above tweet also included an image, but I decided it was too disturbing to embed on this blog. Yeah, I know that means you all just clicked through to see it. While a bit disturbing, the picture definitely made me stop and ask the question, “What does 5G mean for healthcare?” I’m not sure how many people have been following 5G, but it’s getting really close to becoming a reality. For those not familiar with the technology, here’s an anecdote that highlights how fast 5G can be “In testing, the transfer speeds for the “5G” network sent data at 1.056 Gbit/s to a distance of up to 2 kilometers.” 1 Gig per second. What would it mean that you could transfer 1 Gig per second wirelessly? Now, I should note that it’s going to take some time for the devices to be able to support these kinds of speeds. Plus, it will also take the applications time to figure out what to do with this type of speed. However, it changes how we think about what we’re streaming completely. In healthcare, those radiology images that are so big would be nothing to share with anyone anywhere anytime. You could literally have multiple HD cameras filming your healthcare experience live in real time with no issu...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Health Care Healthcare HealthCare IT 5G Healthcare Internet Source Type: blogs