5G is set to revolutionize how people connect through wireless devices. Source: Tibs

Wireless technology has made a lot of progress over the last few years but it’s about to go even further. Next-generation wireless technology that promises to offer unimaginable speeds is set to revolutionize how people connect through wireless devices. The next generation 5G technology will be able to power self-driving cars, facilitate virtual intelligence, and enable the concept of smart cities.

But these are only a few of the use cases. In fact, Ericsson has teamed up with King’s College to explore futuristic use cases for the technology. It’s not yet clear what the focus will be in this partnership but it is likely to be diverse. From 5G applications in music to even medicine, Ericsson wants to stretch the capabilities of the 5G technology to the limit.

5G could even allow for wireless surgery. Source: Wireless Mag

Ericsson and the team at King’s College say that the aim at the moment though is to develop ways to send physical knowledge into networks using 5G technology. This will create something they are calling the internet of skills. It’s not easy to understand exactly what the internet of skills is or how it works.

Let’s take an example. There is a surgeon somewhere in the world. He or she has haptic gloves and VR equipment. The gloves are designed to sense pressure and motion. The 5G technology could allow the surgeon to do surgeries through a robot from anywhere in the world.

The possibility of a remote surgery is unthinkable at the moment but it’s a concept that has been here for some time now. However, because of speed limitations on the current wireless networks, it has been relatively impossible to get it done. But 5G promises to change everything. It eliminates any delays or lags, giving the surgeons a real-time experience as they operate.

Mischa Dohler plans to digitalize his piano skills. Source: CNN Money

According to Mischa Dohler, a professor of wireless communications at King’s College, the 5G technology and the development of an advanced networking architecture at the university will reduce the delays associated with previous wireless technologies down to the speed of light.

Dohler is also a pianist and composer. He sees the application of 5G in music too saying that he plans to digitalize his piano skills and teach other people remotely. In this case, the haptic gloves will be used to track and record the finger movements as he plays the piano. The data collected by the gloves will be stored in a database and can be accessed by anyone who wants to learn. The same can also be applied in surgery.

There is no doubt that 5G is going to change many things and the fact that it can facilitate remote surgery should be an exciting prospect to look forward to. However, there are still a few things that need to be streamlined and Dohler and the team at King’s College want to achieve this as soon as possibl