"Carlos E. R." wrote in message ...

On 20/02/2020 07.43, n/a wrote:
My comments were pointed at other uses (transportation, medical) rather
than a typical users. Not every person wants or needs a self driving car
but here they are....;-)

I know that in China they tested with a surgeon doing a remote procedure
using 5G. But I wonder why use mobile technology instead of wired
networking for such a critical thing as surgery. :-?


Carlos,

I don't know about the China experiment but having been in computers and
telecommunications since I was 18 (now an old man...;-) and having spent 20
years in the USAF and 25 years on commercial systems as a Systems Engineer,
I've seen a few things and been hands-on involved with a number projects and
designs that involve remote control and monitoring.

While stationed in Alaska at Kenai AFS, we had to quickly jury-rig several
low-speed satellite channels and multiplex the aggregate so a surgeon in
Texas at a USAF hospital, could perform remote analysis (not do a surgical
procedure) of X-Rays taken by a doctor, at then a still active, DEW line
site. Since our communications station was the main relay for everything
PACAF, we got to see a lot of interesting traffic. I forget the exact
numbers - to many years ago but if the doctor in Texas was able to discern
the details of an X-Ray transmitted and repeated over two satellites and
make a diagnosis, it does not surprise me at all what can be done over a 5G
network today.

I just found the link you probably saw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=R3hDzwO3wSo

It's surgery on an animal but still amazing and the following video is also
interesting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InPzlUE5Qck and provides some
insight as to what 5G can do over existing technology. In that video, AI is
an important aspect.

So yeah, we need all the memory and bandwidth we can get for those
applications that can take advantage of it. It's not just hype - but real.

--
Bob S.