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5G Network
Fifth-generation wireless (5G) is the latest iteration of cellular technology, engineered to greatly increase the speed and responsiveness of wireless networks. ... 5G will enable a sharp increase in the amount of data transmitted over wireless systems due to more available bandwidth and advanced antenna technology.
5G wireless technology is meant to deliver higher multi-Gbps peak data speeds, ultra-low latency, more reliability, massive network capacity, increased availability, and a more uniform user experience to more users. Higher performance and improved efficiency empower new user experiences and connect new industries.
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Where is 5G being used?Broadly speaking, 5G is used across three main types of connected services, including enhanced mobile broadband, mission-critical communications, and the massive IoT. A defining capability of 5G is that it is designed for forwarding compatibility—the ability to flexibly support future services that are unknown today.
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Enhanced Mobile BroadbandIn addition to making our smartphones better, 5G mobile technology can usher in new immersive experiences such as VR and AR with faster, more uniform data rates, lower latency, and lower cost-per-bit.
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Mission-critical communications5G can enable new services that can transform industries with ultra-reliable, available, low-latency links like remote control of critical infrastructure, vehicles, and medical procedures.
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Massive IoT5G is meant to seamlessly connect a massive number of embedded sensors in virtually everything through the ability to scale down in data rates, power, and mobility—providing extremely lean and low-cost connectivity solutions.
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How do businesses use 5G?With high data speeds and superior network reliability, 5G will have a tremendous impact on businesses. The benefits of 5G will enhance the efficiency of businesses while also giving users faster access to more information. Depending on the industry, some businesses can make full use of 5G capabilities, especially those needing the high speed, low latency, and network capacity that 5G is designed to provide. For example, smart factories could use 5G to run industrial Ethernet to help them increase operational productivity and precision.
APIs
An API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of functions that allows applications to access data and interact with external software components, operating systems, or microservices. To simplify, an API delivers a user response to a system and sends the system's response back to a user.
API is the acronym for Application Programming Interface, which is a software intermediary that allows two applications to talk to each other. Each time you use an app like Facebook, send an instant message or check the weather on your phone, you're using an API.
How Does An API Work? APIs communicate through a set of rules that define how computers, applications, or machines can talk to each other. The API acts as a middleman between any two machines that want to connect with each other for a specified task.
Automation
Automation is the application of machines to tasks once performed by human beings or, increasingly, to tasks that would otherwise be impossible.
Although the term mechanization is often used to refer to the simple replacement of human labour by machines, automation generally implies the integration of machines into a self-governing system.
Automation has revolutionized those areas in which it has been introduced, and there is scarcely an aspect of modern life that has been unaffected by it.
In general usage, automation can be defined as a technology concerned with performing a process by means of programmed commands combined with automatic feedback control to ensure proper execution of the instructions. The resulting system is capable of operating without human intervention.
The development of this technology has become increasingly dependent on the use of computers and computer-related technologies. Consequently, automated systems have become increasingly sophisticated and complex. Advanced systems represent a level of capability and performance that surpass in many ways the abilities of humans to accomplish the same activities.
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Where is 5G being used?Broadly speaking, 5G is used across three main types of connected services, including enhanced mobile broadband, mission-critical communications, and the massive IoT. A defining capability of 5G is that it is designed for forwarding compatibility—the ability to flexibly support future services that are unknown today.
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Enhanced Mobile BroadbandIn addition to making our smartphones better, 5G mobile technology can usher in new immersive experiences such as VR and AR with faster, more uniform data rates, lower latency, and lower cost-per-bit.
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Mission-critical communications5G can enable new services that can transform industries with ultra-reliable, available, low-latency links like remote control of critical infrastructure, vehicles, and medical procedures.
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Massive IoT5G is meant to seamlessly connect a massive number of embedded sensors in virtually everything through the ability to scale down in data rates, power, and mobility—providing extremely lean and low-cost connectivity solutions.
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How do businesses use 5G?With high data speeds and superior network reliability, 5G will have a tremendous impact on businesses. The benefits of 5G will enhance the efficiency of businesses while also giving users faster access to more information. Depending on the industry, some businesses can make full use of 5G capabilities, especially those needing the high speed, low latency, and network capacity that 5G is designed to provide. For example, smart factories could use 5G to run industrial Ethernet to help them increase operational productivity and precision.
Big Data
The definition of big data is data that contains greater variety and is presented in increasing volumes and at greater velocity. This is also known as "the three Vs."
In other words, big data is made up of larger and more complex data sets, especially from new data sources. These data sets are so voluminous that conventional data processing software simply cannot handle them. However, these massive volumes of data can be used to address business problems that previously would not have been possible to solve.
Cybersecurity Services
Cyber security is the practice of defending computers, servers, mobile devices, electronic systems, networks, and data from malicious attacks. It's also known as information technology security or electronic information security. ... A compromised application could provide access to the data it's designed to protect.
Why is cybersecurity important?
With an increasing number of users, devices and programs in the modern enterprise, combined with the increased deluge of data -- much of which is sensitive or confidential -- the importance of cybersecurity continues to grow. The growing volume and sophistication of cyber attackers and attack techniques compound the problem even further.
Cloud Services
The term "cloud services" refers to a wide range of services provided on demand to businesses and customers over the Internet. These services are designed to provide easy and affordable access to applications and resources, without the need for in-house infrastructure or hardware. From checking email to collaborating on documents, most employees use cloud services in their workday, whether they are aware of it or not.
The main advantages of using cloud services are:
What types of cloud services are there?
Cloud Computing
Simply put, cloud computing is a technology that allows remote access to software, file storage and data processing over the Internet, thus being an alternative to running on a personal computer or local server.
Digital Transformation
Digital transformation is the strategic adoption of digital technologies. It is used to improve processes and productivity, deliver better customer and employee experiences, manage business risk and control costs. Digital transformation represents myriad tools, solutions and processes. An effective strategy is one customized for each unique organization.
To stay competitive in the modern business landscape, digital transformation is a necessity. Few organizations can stand the test of time without a plan to strategically adopt beneficial technologies, such as a digital workspace.
Micro Services
Microservices are both an architecture and an approach to writing software. With microservices, applications are broken down into their smallest components, independent from each other. Instead of a traditional, monolithic, approach to apps, where everything is built into a single piece, microservices are all separated and work together to accomplish the same tasks. Each of these components, or processes, is a microservice. This approach to software development values granularity, being lightweight, and the ability to share similar processes across multiple apps. It is a major component of optimizing application development towards a cloud-native model.
Machine Learning
Machine Learning is a general name given to an extensive collection of algorithms that are used to allow a computer to identify patterns in past data and use those patterns to predict future results. Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing both make heavy use of Machine Learning.
The field of Machine Learning is considered to be a subset of a field called Artificial Intelligence. Often, the terms concatenated together as AI/ML, but it is important to understand the difference. Artificial Intelligence describes a computer making decisions just as an educated human might. In Artificial Intelligence, the computer is given instructions on how to make a decision rather than finding the rules from data. Business Rules and Process Automation are great examples of Artificial Intelligence that are not considered to be Machine Learning.
Network Infrastructure
Network infrastructure refers to the hardware and software that enable network connectivity and communication between users, devices, apps, the internet, and more.
Organizational Transformation
Organizational transformation is the process of transforming and changing the existing corporate culture to achieve a competitive advantage or address a significant challenge. It can be an exciting time for any organization. It is visible action taken by organizational leaders to move from the present to the future in order to achieve a specific outcome or benefit. It typically involves many, if not all, of the people in the organization and has the potential to refocus and re-energize the entire workforce.
Reinforcement Learning
Reinforcement learning is the training of machine learning models to make a sequence of decisions. The agent learns to achieve a goal in an uncertain, potentially complex environment. In reinforcement learning, an artificial intelligence faces a game-like situation. The computer employs trial and error to come up with a solution to the problem. To get the machine to do what the programmer wants, the artificial intelligence gets either rewards or penalties for the actions it performs.
As stated above employs a system of rewards and penalties to compel the computer to solve a problem by itself. Human involvement is limited to changing the environment and tweaking the system of rewards and penalties. As the computer maximizes the reward, it is prone to seeking unexpected ways of doing it. Human involvement is focused on preventing it from exploiting the system and motivating the machine to perform the task in the way expected. Reinforcement learning is useful when there is no “proper way” to perform a task, yet there are rules the model has to follow to perform its duties correctly.
Virtualization
Virtualization is technology that allows you to create multiple simulated environments or dedicated resources from a single, physical hardware system. Software called a hypervisor connects directly to that hardware and allows you to split 1 system into separate, distinct, and secure environments known as virtual machines (VMs). These VMs rely on the hypervisor’s ability to separate the machine’s resources from the hardware and distribute them appropriately. Virtualization helps you get the most value from previous investments.
The physical hardware, equipped with a hypervisor, is called the host, while the many VMs that use its resources are guests. These guests treat computing resources—like CPU, memory, and storage—as a pool of resources that can easily be relocated. Operators can control virtual instances of CPU, memory, storage, and other resources, so guests receive the resources they need when they need them.
Virtualization uses software to mimic the characteristics of hardware to create a virtual computer system. This allows IT organizations to run more than one virtual system, and multiple operating systems and applications, on a single server.