We've all heard about 5G or fifth-generation mobile technologies but what is it all about and what does the future hold for 5G?

To help answer this question, The Actionable Futurist® Andrew Grill spoke to Paul Scanlan who is the CTO of Huawei's Carrier Business Group.

In this episode, Paul discussed the 5 reasons to trust 5G.

1. No harmful electromagnetic fields
2. 5G is more secure than 4G
3. 5G will spur economic growth
4. 5G will produce less carbon than 4G
5. 5G increases trust in digital systems

We also spoke about:

What is 5G and how is it better than 4G?
5G as a platform for transformation
Connected cars don't need 5G
Robotics and 5G
Telemedicine and 5G
Factories and 5G
IoT and 5G
The positive social impacts of 5G
The 5G use cases in 2020
Manufacturing and 5G
The advantages of 5G over WiFi
5G security
Autonomous cars connected by 5G
Autonomous cars only roads
The most often asked question about Huawei
The most often asked question about 5G

3 Things for next week

1. Ask your operator to deploy 5G
2. Buy a 5G phone
3. Turn off 2G and 3G networks

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S2 Episode 4: The Future of 5G with Paul Scanlan CTO Huawei Carrier Business Group