04/18/2019

What 5G Could Mean for Events

It may take some time for meeting planners to capitalize on its benefits

When it comes to hyped new technologies, it can be difficult to determine when and where it realistically makes sense for your organization to begin adoption.

5G technology, with its potential to satiate the wireless appetites of both individual users and the increasingly complex infrastructures of events, seems likely in all our futures. But how do you integrate it into your plans?

It’s still  in its early days. Verizon has launched parts of a new 5G network in sections of Chicago and Minneapolis, while AT&T has implemented 5G networks in 19 cities but has no devices that support it just yet. Meanwhile, only a handful of associations, mostly in the technology and telecommunications spaces, have run live demos of 5G technology at their events.

Please select this link to read the complete article from Associations Now.