Mobile Magazine November 2022 | Page 95

IOT
How 5G fuels new smart vehicle capabilities 5G has been a key enabler of advancements in sustainable transport , helping companies across the world to achieve the envisioned ecosystem of all-electric , autonomous vehicles .
“ 5G can help to accelerate the adoption of autonomous vehicles . It promises transmission speeds up to 20 times faster than current 4G platforms , with significantly lower latency . This means instant access to information and changes to the environment ,” explained Eric van Vliet , the Telecom Market Development Director for APJ & EMEA at Dell Technologies .
“ This can help intelligent vehicles with quick decisions and the ability to communicate with networks , with each other and with the built environment – on a commercial , widelydeployed basis – taking self-driving cars from a gimmick to a valuable part of economic infrastructure .”
It ’ s a shift that has been largely driven by the pandemic and the current fuel crisis , both of which have made 5G-enabled features – such as compatible GPS solutions like fuel control , online tracking , and route optimisation – hugely sought-after .
“ Deploying next generation internet of things ( IoT ) technology will help many

“ INTELLIGENT VEHICLES MEAN MORE THAN SIMPLY BEING ABLE TO RELAX BEHIND THE WHEEL . IN FACT , 5G ’ S IMPACT WILL HELP TO TOTALLY REVOLUTIONISE THE SUPPLY CHAIN ”

ERIC VAN VLIET TELECOM MARKET DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR , APJ & EMEA , DELL TECHNOLOGIES mobile-magazine . com 95