TechRadar June 27, 2019
Richard Wordsworth

Say goodbye to the doctor’s waiting room

5G – or the fifth generation of international mobile phone standards if you prefer – is largely being touted by telecoms companies as the technology that lets you download films faster than you would ever realistically need to.

However, aside from being able to stream every Netflix show at once, 5G will also change the way we take care of ourselves and each other.

An aging population

“Healthcare is facing a number of substantial challenges at the moment,” says Derek Long, Head of Telecoms and Mobile at Cambridge Consultants .

“One is an aging population. Another [challenge that] comes with that is first-world ailments and chronic ailments. Not only...

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