5G/WIFI will improve the experience and efficiency of working from home

in just a few weeks, many people around the world have moved from home to work or school to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

there are many remote working tools available now, and the world is better prepared for the transition than in past decades. But that doesn't mean it's a perfect process. Families trying to share a home office strain Wi-Fi connections, frozen and pixelated video calls, and slow downloads of large files are all common complaints of WFH.

Although it is still a few years away from widespread deployment and adoption, the next generation of connected technologies, 5G and Wi-Fi 6, offer hope for an improved remote work experience.

these new technologies is a significant increase in speed. This will mean that the massive spreadsheet or high-definition image file that the boss has just sent to download and open will only have to wait a few seconds instead of minutes. Faster speeds will also improve the quality of online video staff meetings.

new technology will provide lower latency, for example, the time between when you press to send an email and the colleague calculator to register a new message is actually zero.

these new benefits have implications not only for remote work, but also for other activities such as remote visits."The concept of high-speed, unbuffered, real-time face-to-face conversations and low-latency real-time information is very important for people like heart patients, who need to update their doctors and get guidance on their real-time health status," said Max Silber, vice president of mobile business at MetTel, a web services company.

5G technology standard is written in a way that allows new devices to connect to both Wi-Fi and cellular networks by default. Currently, phones are designed to require users to switch between cellular and Wi-Fi networks to access the Internet, depending on where they are located and where the best connection is. In the future, however, phones could be designed to rely on available Wi-Fi, but if a Wi-Fi connection is missing, the bandwidth from the cellular network could be supplemented without user intervention, Medard said.

Medard said: "It should be a seamless connection between your home office and other services through the telecommunications provider, so you don't have to switch back and forth." "It should provide the best coverage without your involvement."

working from home is one thing, while working from home with family presents a host of other challenges.

Sibler said." "If your child is on the Fortnite at the same time you are trying to zoom to work, someone's experience will be affected."

5G and Wi-Fi 6 will change that. The new technology will be better able to handle more devices at once without slowing down the connection speed-this will come in handy if the whole family finds itself working, going to school and trying to play at home again.

Although these technologies are not yet widely used to help people cope with the current at-home order, many experts believe that even after the crisis is over, the lessons of managing a remote workforce during the coronavirus will prompt companies to allow more remote work.

Silber said: "Most organizations have always had the technology to support remote work, but culturally speaking, they don't really put it on the shelf until they need it." 5G and Wi-Fi 6 will be other tools to make the process easier.

-----------article Source: CNN Business