Intel is “early” to 5G, but says it is much more than just smartphones. It is about bringing computer and communications together — autonomous cars, connected homes, drones, industrial automation, IoT and wearables — and it will open many doors and new business cases.
Intel has repeatedly said it is committed to 5G. It will begin trials in 2018, and plans commercial deployment by 2020. "The shift to 5G will be as profound as the shift from analogue too digital," said Murthy Renduchintala, Intel's IoT president.
5G is not just a faster connection, it’s a smarter one. It's going to require developers to take into consideration spectrum availability. 3/4G wastes a lot of our resources – in many cases, speed is not critical. It ranges from low band to wideband. But the problem is that there are no real standards agreed to yet. Intel wants open source standards developed collectively with the entire ecosystem.
By 2020, each person will generate 1.5GB of Web traffic per day, while a typical self-driving car will generate 4TB per day. Intel engineering fellow Ken Stewart estimated that a typical connected city of the future will have just under 10,000 IoT devices per square mile. See the 5G infographic at the end of this article.
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Day One news highlights:
- Intel Project Alloy, an all-in-one virtual reality solution that features the compute and sensors integrated directly into the headset and leveraging Intel RealSense technology. Project Alloy will be offered as an open hardware platform in 2017. More information at Intel Unveils Project Alloy.
- Collaboration with Microsoft to bring virtual reality to mainstream PCs.
- New Intel Joule platform for the Internet of Things. This new high-end compute platform is capable of delivering human-like senses to a new generation of smart devices and is now available. More information at Make Amazing Things Happen in IoT and Entrepreneurship with Intel Joule.
- Availability of the Yuneec Typhoon H drone with Intel RealSense technology, the Intel Aero Platform Compute Board and the Intel Aero Platform Ready-to-Fly Drone. More information at New Opportunities and Tech for Drone Developers and Enthusiasts.
- Intel Euclid Developer Kit for researchers, makers and robotics developers. This device integrates sense, compute, and connect capabilities in an all-in-one candy bar size form-factor that gives developers the ability to quickly and easily create applications with Intel RealSense technology. More information at Intel Announces Tools for RealSense Technology Development.
- Intel Custom Foundry announced its 10nm design platform will now offer access to ARM Artisan physical IP to enable foundry customers to achieve best-in-class PPA (power, performance, area) for power-efficient, high-performance implementations of their designs for mobile, IoT and other consumer applications. Zane Ball, co-general manager of Intel Custom Foundry, explained the news in a blog post and also welcomed LG Electronics as an Intel Custom Foundry customer on 10 nm. More information at Accelerating Foundry Innovation for a Smart and Connected World.
