
Is 5G a Game-Changer for the European Healthcare Industry?
European healthcare services are set to be propelled with the upcoming 5G revolution.
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CIO Applications Europe | Thursday, December 05, 2019

European healthcare services are set to be propelled with the upcoming 5G revolution.
FREMONT, CA: 5G revolution is imminent, and it is going to give an explosive boost to the transformation of healthcare. The fifth generation of wireless technology, with its capacity to carry a massive number of connections at an excellent speed, is sure to impact humanity on many levels, and European healthcare is just one sector to experience significant disruption.
Dominant players in the European healthcare industry have turned their attention to internet infrastructure, arguing that connectivity has become integral to healthcare access. A 5G network can be the game-changer for rural areas seeking access to healthcare services. Because 5G has the potential to be harnessed at a local level and has a different infrastructure, European healthcare providers hope that they will be able to avoid healthcare access challenges, particularly in rural areas.
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The opportunities that 5G proposes stretch beyond broadening access. Healthcare analysts say that 5G’s potential around cutting down latency will set the stage for faster data transfer between remote monitoring devices and real-time telemedicine visits. One other most exciting possibility for 5G is making robot-assisted surgery widespread. This is an activity where any lag between a physician’s motion and a network’s reaction
would be unacceptable. The first 5G-powered robot-assisted telesurgery is making huge strides.
Rush is joining in the 5G movement in recent years. After 5G service is deployed across Europe’s hospitals, providers hope that this technology can help medical staff exchange data with patients almost instantaneously from afar, opening avenues for hospital-like monitoring off-site. Patients with severe disease conditions would be able to be monitored at home like how they are observed in intensive-care units today.
There is a myriad of healthcare services that will be boosted by the introduction of 5G. It is sure that the possibilities for European healthcare are boundless.
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