Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/18/2022 - 22:37

Lack of high bandwidth in rural areas 

Sequence Number 1 Industry Retail Banner Lack of high bandwidth in rural areas How 5G enabled

5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) increases digital retail services and application reach to rural areas.

Data Flows
Title Devices Icon Devices Description
  • End devices such as mobile device, tablets
  • Connect to 5G through SIM card in the device or through a FWA router
Title Connectivity Icon Connectivity Description
  • 5G will provide high bandwidth low latency connections
Title Edge Compute Icon Edge Compute Description
  • Utilization of edge computing (e.g. MEC) with distributed content and AI
Title Cloud Compute & Storage Icon Cloud Compute & Storage Description
  • All content stored in Enterprise storage
Title Applications & Services Icon Applications & Services Description
  • Various cloud-based retail applications (both internal operations- and consumer-facing)
Title Inform Decision Makers Icon Inform Decision Makers Description
  • Connections through wireless access delivers high speed requirements to suburban and rural areas, providing digital transformation capabilities to retail shops
Title Support Decision Making Icon Support Decision Making Description
  • End of process
Application Logic
Description
  • Interactives devices (mobile phone, tablets, digital kiosks, connected signage) are able to connect via 5G as an alternative to fiber connections
  • Having FWA in place means that the same facilities can be offered as with fiber connections
  • High speeds and low latency from 5G enable uniterrupted access to real time retail applications and services
Description
  • High speeds and low latency from 5G enable retail cloud applications, uniterrupted streaming of high-quality content (e.g., for in-store smart signage) etc.
  • The access to high-speed internet opens other possibilities such as smart stores, immersive staff training, in-store personal robot helpers, immersive shopping experiences etc.
Description
  • Closing the gap of the digital divide in the rural areas with high-speed broadband access
  • Entertainment, interactive retail services and information can be accessed in rural areas
Expected benefits Key value created