The Camera Revolution Starts With 5G

The establishment of a widely available 5G network promises to be revolutionary. Early use cases illustrate how this incredibly fast and low-latency wireless connectivity will enable everything from remote surgeries to smart buildings to driverless cars. But what does this mean to the 3.5 billion consumers who will be introduced to 5G via their smartphones? The potential impact is signiﬁcant and offers a compelling opportunity for wireless carriers and smartphone manufacturers to distinguish themselves by offering unique and engaging features for the everyday user. This white paper explores ﬁve key ways that 5G will transform the mobile camera experience.

5G Revolution

Major wireless carriers have been building out their 5G networks in test cities, reﬁning the details and use cases before wider rollouts. This isn’t a quick, easy effort. In fact, an article in the New York Times stated, “The shift to 5G feels like a tech revolution happening in slow motion.” Although AT&T and Verizon plan to have their 5G networks available nationwide in the US in 2020, devices and applications will still take a while to catch up. To provide an idea of the pace of the rollout, Cisco estimates that by 2022, 12% of all mobile trafﬁc will be on 5G and that 422 million mobile devices will be 5G-capable.

Once fully implemented, the capabilities 5G offers – high speed, more bandwidth, ultra low-latency – promises to fundamentally alter the mobile landscape.