CNET May 11, 2020
Shara Tibken

Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon talks up mobile’s role in helping combat the novel coronavirus.

The novel coronavirus has changed a lot about regular life, from grocery shopping to getting haircuts. One of the biggest areas that’s been impacted is health care. As people avoid going to hospitals and doctors’ offices, medicine has moved online. We’re “visiting” our physicians on video calls and chatting with medical bots and avoiding seeing doctors in person.

Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon joined CNET to talk about mobile’s role in the rise of telemedicine. While many things are possible with the 4G and Wi-Fi technology we have today, everything gets supercharged when 5G is broadly available, he said. That makes it easier for doctors to connect...

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Topics: 5G, Digital Health, Health IT, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Technology, Telehealth
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