Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 59 | Page 29

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INFOGRAPHIC videos easily and smoothly , helping them garner larger audiences . With 5G , you can enjoy music , films and audio books can be downloaded and enjoyed on the go . Fastmetrics , a US-based Internet service provider , estimates that at a gigabit per second ( 1Gbps ), a 9-hour audiobook can be downloaded in less than 1 second , a 45-minute TV show in just 16 seconds at one-tenth that speed .
4 Facilitates flexible working
With the Coronavirus pandemic , businesses were forced to adopt remote working almost overnight . Now with the flexibility and latency offered by a 5G phone , people can be productive virtually anywhere without being challenged by connectivity issues . Collaborating and creating is made easier through 5G . For example , teams can share and edit large files on the go , such as videos and images , while also holding a video conference simultaneously . The blazing connectivity speeds makes data sharing and flexible working so much easier and efficient .
5 Adaptability and reliability
It ’ s the building block of the knowledge economy , hence the UAE and Saudi Arabia are already deploying ultra-reliable , low latency 5G networks . And with a 5G phone you can leverage the benefits of these networks – better signal strength and call quality with reduced interference . ( A 5G phone works fine on present day 4G LTE networks too ). It ’ s the device you need to meet growing connectivity and fast data sharing needs , at work and home . •

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