A visitor uses a mobile phone next to a 5G sign at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 26, 2019. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante
Holograms. Emotive, life-like digital human beings. Washing machine repairs directed from miles away.
The rollout of 5G wireless networks that will continue throughout 2019 and beyond promises a slew of new smartphones that will hum along much faster than the models they’ll eventually replace. But while zippier handsets compatible with the next generation of wireless are surely welcome, 5G’s potential extends beyond them.
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