5G for healthcare

Healthcare is one of the most promising markets for 5G services; in 2020 alone, healthcare spending was expected to reach $10 trillion, so operators simply cannot afford to overlook the sector’s potential. At some stage, communications service providers (CSPs) will need to decide whether they want to deliver end-to-end solutions in healthcare or settle for an enabling role. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation of CSPs and is revitalizing digitization of healthcare. This is likely to happen through a combination of disruption from technology players and newly found enthusiasm from existing healthcare providers. In either case, CSPs have an opportunity to demonstrate solutions and capabilities for healthcare. Read this report to understand:

• What the opportunities and challenges are in digitizing healthcare
• Which kinds of companies are part of a digital healthcare ecosystem
• The variety of healthcare applications that can be enabled using 5G, and why connected ambulances and drones are exciting early opportunities
• Roles CSPs can play in delivering digital health services
• Why providing CaaS may be an opportunity in healthcare
• How CSPs like AT&T, BT, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Orange, SK Telecom, Verizon and Vodafone are experimenting with 5G for healthcare