Pandemic-Driven Telehealth Needs a 5G Remedy

Telehealth today is limited by the network capacity to manage massive telehealth data. Ultra-reliable, high-speed, wide-bandwidth, and low-latency networks are required to support telehealth.

Hospitals also need secure and efficient health-management systems to handle electronic medical records (EMRs), patient and hospital workflow, and connected devices. This requires a high level of network security and data protection for patient data privacy and security, especially when allowing external mobile access to EMRs.

5G technology was designed to support a large amount of connectivity and complex use cases such as telehealth. Enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) is designed to deliver high bandwidth to support real-time 3D video as well as augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) applications.

As the 5G architecture advances, the platform for the higher-frequency spectrum will take shape and unlock the full potential of 5G applications.