PHIL BAULCH DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION , BT

consumer demands ; and coping with significant skills shortages ,” he explains . However , according to Baulch , something as seemingly insignificant as a 1 % efficiency gain “ can make a real difference to overall performance . New automated processes enabled by 5G and complementary technologies are key to driving these efficiency gains .”

This is where the role of 5G in the modern industrial setting becomes a little clearer .

“ 5G , when combined with automation and IoT , will empower manufacturers to connect many more devices and sensors and capture more data than is possible using 4G . Thousands of sensors can be placed on equipment across the factory floor to monitor performance , with petabytes of data being carried across the 5G network , faster and more reliably than ever before ,” Baulch continues . “ 5G also delivers ultra-low latencies of ten milliseconds or less , which will be key to realising the fully automated smart factories of tomorrow . Ultra-low latency is critical for

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