5G

As operations deploy larger or even multiple mobile automation fleets, many foresee the need for updated wireless networks and wireless charger platforms. New networks and charging won’t take hold overnight, though some companies are diving in to modernize the communications and charging infrastructure that mobile robots and AGVs need to keep running smoothly.

Join Nathan Forster, Head of Automotive and Transportation Product Marketing with T-Mobile for Business, as he explains how TFB’s 5G network keeps you connected regardless of where you are or where you need to go.

5G seen as useful for testing autonomous robotic inventory management, machine learning for inventory tracking, and augmented and virtual reality applications for workforce efficiency.

Building on faster, more robust communications networks, wireless devices from handheld terminals to autonomous mobile robots are on a path to increasing operational efficiencies, regardless of workforce challenges.

Macro drivers such as the rapid growth in e-commerce and the introduction of Industry 4.0 are fueling a boom in logistics, 4.9 and 5G private wireless networks are helping operators stay competitive and help their customers take just-in-time management to another level.

From AI to port operations, 5G promises to transform supply chains in the coming years

Manufacturers accelerating 5G deployment, according to study the Manufacturing Institute—the workforce development and education partner of the National Association of Manufacturers.

5G already is being touted for the consumer world, but its use in DCs will be more about connectivity into assets, without adding more traffic to WIFI networks and the security concerns that can entail

Capturing that value will require ecosystem players to evaluate how to measure the impact of 5G and edge deployments on the factory floor.

5G, the fifth generation of cellular technology, isn’t an inapplicable concept or technology - it’s going to be widely adopted across multiple industries, including logistics, and has the potential to transform how your business operates.

As the world tears headlong through the Fourth Industrial Revolution, 5G represents another leap forward in the way businesses and individuals connect.

Study suggests impending innovations like 5G wearables, quantum computing and self-driving trucks likely won't be ready in time for next Christmas.

Connections enable massive wireless sensor networks for solutions including virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) for predictive maintenance and product monitoring.

Report authors concerned that 64% of survey respondents cited workplace culture as their leading obstacle to mobile transformation.

Future of logistics to be driven by artificial intelligence, blockchain, Internet of Things, AR, drones, 5G and robotics.