What “sparks” will “5G+ Industrial Internet” collide? What role will 5G play in the Fourth Industrial Revolution? On the afternoon of September 12, the 2020 World Manufacturing Conference Jianghuai Online Economic Forum held the “5G+” Industrial Internet Summit Forum, leaders at all levels from government enterprises and public institutions, industry experts, and big people in the industry, around the theme of “5G enabling Anhui American intelligence”, to talk about the integration of enabling moves, to discuss digital drive policies, and to seek to optimize and upgrade the road.

High speed, integration, 5G can “play a big role” in the industrial field

After the commercialization of 5G, it has been applied in mobile communications, live broadcasting and other fields, and some people have experienced the convenience brought by this information technology.

“5G technology is the latest generation of cellular mobile communications technology, and its performance targets are high data rates, reduced latency, energy savings, reduced costs, increased system capacity and large-scale device connectivity.” Tan Jianrong, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, described the characteristics of 5G in detail in his keynote speech “5G, AI, Internet of Things and Industrial Interconnection: Key Technologies and Development Trends”.

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From 4G to 5G, where is the improvement? What are the advantages? For example, Tan Jianrong said that 5G is like an “information highway”, expanding from “four lanes” to “five lanes”, from 1G mobile phones to 2G digital voice and 3G mobile broadband, and then to 4G, which can now be mobile Internet access and payment, mobile information technology is constantly iterated and updated, and to 5G, fast speed, high efficiency and low delay are the biggest characteristics. “Such advantages and characteristics enable 5G to ‘flex its muscles’ in the industrial field, most typically in the application of the industrial Internet.” Tan Jianrong said.

5G can achieve a function that 4G cannot achieve – the interconnection of things. It is like a “messenger”, connecting many devices together, high speed and stable.

In his speech, Tan Jianrong introduced the concept of M2M, which is “machine to machine”. Through 5G, information can be exchanged and passed between machines.

“In the industrial field, process monitoring, augmented reality, closed-loop control of process automation, communication between control systems, etc., 5G can fully meet, but 4G cannot achieve.” Yu Xiaohui, vice president of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology and Secretary General of the Industrial Internet Industry Alliance, said that 5G has broad prospects in the industrial field, which provides great possibilities for the application of wireless technology in the industrial Internet, and the international industry’s willingness to apply 5G in industrial production continues to improve.

More importantly, 5G can get rid of the bondage of wiring in industrial production and bring about the “flexible and flexible organization” of the production system. In this regard, Yu Xiaohui explained that the power of 5G is that it can “melt”, can “add”, and AI(artificial intelligence), VR(virtual reality), AR(augmented reality) and other areas of integration, “like water” into the whole process of digital transformation driven by the industrial Internet, “precisely because of the fast transmission rate and large data,” With 5G, industrial intelligent robots can be controlled stably, vehicles can be driverless, and smart factory systems can be improved.”