Can 5G+ healthcare be replicated on a large scale now? See what experts say
CIO June 25, 2020
During the outbreak of COVID-19 early this year, hospitals were increasingly reliant on 5G-enabled CT scans, remote consultations, and robots to fight the pandemic. With 5G, hospitals could cope with a drastic increase in patients while ensuring minimal contact. This helped balance the distribution of medical resources and ease pressure on both doctors and nurses.
However, as we began to see the value of 5G+ smart healthcare, the pandemic is still raging across the globe. We couldn’t help wondering whether 5G+ healthcare has really arrived. Are relevant technologies and applications already mature? Is 5G+ healthcare ready for rapid replication?
At the 5G+ Better World Summit, Zhao Jie, director of the National Engineering Laboratory of Internet Medical Systems and Applications, and...