MWC 2019 Enterprise Mobility Blog, Wednesday 27th February 2019: Barcelona's 5G ambulances; New HoloLens 2 gives Microsoft the edge in the next generation of computing; VMware - Cloud without Limits: Accelerate 5G from Core to Edge; Tata Communications MOVE IoT Connect.
Mobile World Congress (MWC 2019) - From Monday 25th to Thursday 28th February, over 2,400 leading companies and 107,000 attendees will come together at Fira Gran Via and Fira Montjuic to discuss the latest innovations and explore the hottest topics influencing the industry.
Strategy Analytics has a large team of analysts across IoT, Smartphones, Drones, Robots, Tablets, Wearables, Components, Smart home and connected cars in attendance. Too meet or follow-up with our Enterprise Mobility analysts, please get in touch here
The Catalonian government has partnered with Juniper and Vodafone to fit its ambulances with 5G connectivity. The 5G-connected ambulance is one initiative it is taking to show how new mobile networks will affect important areas such as healthcare. The vehicles are using a 5G network with dedicated communication, which sees speeds of up to 5Gbps; provides lower latency for communications and sending data; and enables network slicing for urgent needs. A slice or dedicated network can be used just for medical emergencies and care in order to guarantee the service and the capacity to communicate.
Figure 1: 5G ambulance at MWC 2019
Microsoft unveiled Hololens2, the next generation of its wearable holographic computer with an integrated suite of new mixed reality services, out-of-the-box apps for businesses and sensors with the capacity to perceive and predict. New design, new security, new Mixed Reality apps. This is a new phase of computing being defined now which is incubated in the enterprise first. It’s a shift from the past 10yrs of iPhone-driven mobile app experiences which were consumer-first. Microsoft is also working with partners, such as Trimble, which will incorporate its durable & rugged designs to Hololens2, which is a key requirement for front line workers & industrial environments. These mixed reality and perception tools will make it more practical for companies to adopt an entirely new wave of computing that bridges the digital and physical world. It’s only been made possible by recent advances in the intelligent cloud and the intelligent edge.
Figure 2: Microsoft’s Hololens2 for industrial workers
VMware is planning to exploit the mobile industry’s move to 5G to advance the conversation around network functions virtualisation (NFV) and telco clouds, seizing on the potential of the upcoming mobile network standard to do for operator networks what it has already done for the enterprise IT stack. In Hall 3, Stand 3M11, VMware & Dell Technologies showcased how they can build cloud-like infrastructures that create efficiency for mobile operators at the network level, and also give application agility so operators can roll out services with higher rapidity and efficacy.
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From maximising efficiency to increasing agility and productivity, business is all about making strong, seamless connections. In Hall 2H, Stand 30, Tata Communications showcased how Tata Communications MOVE IoT Connect provides Neeco with an IoT platform where they can gain high-tech solutions in order to enable global business growth; how they can deliver complete, secure, enterprise communications solutions with Tata Communications IZO WAN, Business Collaboration and Managed Security Services, and how Software-defined WANs prioritize traffic from edges to predictable hybrid WANs for maximum application performance.
Figure 3: Tata Communications Neeco Tracking Solution
For more MWC 2019 news, please click here for Monday 25th February blog and Tuesday 26th February blog.