Episode 28: Transformative, Powerful 5G

Technology Today

Southwest Research Institute

Technology

4.8 • 19 Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

You may already have a phone or device equipped with fifth-generation mobile network technology — 5G. But 5G applications extend way beyond talk and text. 5G technology processes data at never-before-reached speeds, and we’ve only scratched the surface of what it can actually do. Our guest today is an SwRI 5G expert collaborating with the military to strengthen 5G security and explore its potential in health care. He tells us faster phone service, accessible virtual reality applications and high-intensity gaming are just the beginning. This powerful mobile network will eventually change lives and save lives. Listen now as SwRI 5G developer Jody Little discusses the capabilities and possibilities of 5G technology.

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0:00.0	You've likely heard of 5G.
0:02.4	You might even have the newest 5G enabled gadgets.
0:05.7	But beyond talk and text, what does 5G do?
0:08.8	Our guest today is a 5G expert discussing the capabilities and possibilities of this critical expanding mobile network technology.
0:18.3	That's next on this episode of Technology Today.
0:24.9	We live with technology, science, engineering, and the results of innovative research every
0:30.7	day. Now, let's understand it better. You're listening to the Technology Today podcast,
0:35.5	presented by Southwest Research Institute.
0:38.6	Hello and welcome to technology today. I'm Lisa Benia. 5G stands for fifth generation.
0:45.1	It is the fifth generation of mobile network technology and it's springing up in cities across the
0:50.7	country. We know it gives our phones superpowers, but what else can it do? What does the
0:57.0	future of 5G look like and why is the Department of Defense taking an active role in developing
1:02.5	programs around the technology? Jody Little, SWRI R&D manager and executive program manager
1:09.4	of the Joint Base San Antonio 5G experimentation programs,
1:13.9	joins us now to discuss 5G, its capabilities, and where it is headed.
1:19.5	Thank you for joining us, Jody.
1:21.1	Thank you, Lisa. It's a pleasure to be here.
1:23.9	So I want to get right to it.
1:26.4	5G is really gaining prominence as we all get our new updated 5G-enabled phones.
1:33.3	But what does that really mean?
1:35.3	What is 5G?
1:37.3	So 5G is a new kind of network paradigm that pretty much will allow everything to be virtually connected to everything else.
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