TECHNOLOGY
“THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY NEEDS MORE ADVANCED AND AGILE SOFTWARE PLATFORMS TO POWER EVERYTHING FROM BLUEPRINT DESIGN TO SITE SECURITY ”
JAMES BRISTOW SVP EMEA , CRADLEPOINT
reduce downtime , energy consumption and costs , but they require low latency connections to communicate within ecosystems and operate as intended .” 5G , which can deliver speeds up to 10 times as fast as existing LTE networks , is the key to unlocking the potential of Industry 4.0 .
Industry 4.0 at the Edge Increasingly , demanding compute workloads are being located closer to the edge of networks in order to reduce latency , which places interesting new demands on network operators and enterprises . James Bristow , SVP EMEA at cloud and network management firm Cradlepoint , notes that edge applications powered by 5G are an essential next step in the evolution of the construction sector . “ Through enterprise-grade WWAN edge and the power of 5G , construction firms can deploy onsite innovations such as IoT structural sensing , enabling remote monitoring and holographic building visualisation ,” he says . “ The construction industry needs more advanced and agile software platforms to power everything from blueprint design
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