The potential of 5G to revolutionise the world around us is incredible - in just 10 years, developments and advances in 5G technology have accelerated quickly. According to recent analysts, there have been suggestions that 5G could add up to £15.7 billion per year to the UK economy within the next five years, as well as allow large scale business transformation.

In fact, 5G is expected to improve and increase productivity in manufacturing, supply chains and logistics sectors, as well as enable other advanced digital technologies like AI and AR.

Jeremy and co-host Dritan Kaleshi, Head of Technology (5G) at Digital Catapult sit down to discuss the potential benefits and challenges associated with implementing 5G, with Ian Poulett, Head of UK Sales for Industrial Ethernet & Identification at Siemens. 

“Implementing and deploying 5G technology in the manufacturing supply chain and logistics sectors is not a simple feat. And as with all leading edge technologies, it's essential for manufacturers to engage early so as not to be left behind. There's a real business case for getting skin in the game in 5G right now.”

Key takeaways:

• The value of implementing 5G technologies for industry
• The problems with legacy systems 
• Why we need to disassociate 5G from previous generations of mobile technology
• Challenges and barriers that industrial IoT deployment and adoption faces
• Use cases for implementing 5G technology
• Why businesses need to have an IT and OT policy in place before adopting 5G
• Digital Catapult’s 5G Testbed Accelerator Programme