How 5G wireless (and Concomitant Technologies) will revolutionize healthcare?

被引：96

作者：

Latif, Siddique ^{[1
,2
]}

Qadir, Junaid ^{[2
]}

Farooq, Shahzad ^{[3
]}

Imran, Muhammad Ali ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad,44000, Pakistan

[2] Department of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology University (ITU), Punjab, Lahore,54000, Pakistan

[3] Nokia Networks, Helsinki,FI-00045, Finland

[4] School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow,G12 8QQ, United Kingdom

来源：

Future Internet | 2017年 / 9卷 / 04期

关键词：

Engineering education - 5G mobile communication systems - Cloud analytics - Machine learning - Data Analytics - Health care - Learning systems - Internet of things;

D O I：

10.3390/fi9040093

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摘要：

The need to have equitable access to quality healthcare is enshrined in the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which defines the developmental agenda of the UN for the next 15 years. In particular, the third SDG focuses on the need to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. In this paper, we build the case that 5G wireless technology, along with concomitant emerging technologies (such as IoT, big data, artificial intelligence and machine learning), will transform global healthcare systems in the near future. Our optimism around 5G-enabled healthcare stems from a confluence of significant technical pushes that are already at play: apart from the availability of high-throughput low-latency wireless connectivity, other significant factors include the democratization of computing through cloud computing; the democratization of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cognitive computing (e.g., IBMWatson); and the commoditization of data through crowdsourcing and digital exhaust. These technologies together can finally crack a dysfunctional healthcare system that has largely been impervious to technological innovations. We highlight the persistent deficiencies of the current healthcare system and then demonstrate how the 5G-enabled healthcare revolution can fix these deficiencies. We also highlight open technical research challenges, and potential pitfalls, that may hinder the development of such a 5G-enabled health revolution. © 2017 by the authors.

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