MWC 2019: all that the fair of Barcelona has left us

(Barcelona, ​​special envoy). As every year, the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona has clearly shown that the land is more and more prepared for the landing of 5G. Although this technology has been discussed during the last two shows, the truth is that in this edition, the concept was a little more concretized.

According to the latest report from the GSMA, the organizing body of the MWC, 5G will represent, globally, 15% of the mobile phone market in 2025. However, in Latin America, there is still a need to deepen the progress of 4G. Networks with this type of connectivity will account for only 38% of the total number of connections in the region by the end of the year. Although the road ahead is still long, the press release highlights a significant advance over the 8% recorded three years ago.

Beyond the challenges that vary from one region to another, the fact is that 5G is about to land completely in some markets such as South Korea, the United States or Europe. And in this fair, many proposals have been seen, both in terms of hardware compatible with 5G; as in network developments where you can see, in particular, the performance of this connection.

On the other hand, several tests with 5G. Vodafone, for example, showed how 5G-badisted surgery was performed. Thus, a surgeon was able to guide, in real time and from the MWC, a medical team operating in the Clinic Hospital of Barcelona. In this way, the importance of low latency has been demonstrated.

This was also clear with the demonstration of the connected car realized by Telefónica. A vehicle with sensors was circulating in a street circuit in the city and it was found that thanks to the speed and low latency of the 5G, the information captured by the sensors of the car and the traffic light were transmitted Without delay. , bicycles and other objects on public roads. All this data was processed at that time and the driver received an alert, in real time, on a screen inside the car, where he was expected if a cyclist appeared in front, which was one of the cases of use demonstrated and which participated Infobae.

At the show, there was also a space to publicize the latest models of mobile phones. As we have said, many of them are already ready for the fifth generation connection, but beyond that, some brands also bet to surprise with very powerful models or other innovations.

They also said that current models with flexible displays such as Galaxy Fold or FlexPai Royole, which also featured wallets and even hats with a flexible display. In this sense, also surprised the bet of Nubia with Alpha, a mobile phone with flexible screen that wraps around the wrist like a bracelet.

As often happens at technology shows, different robot models have been seen. In many cases, these devices have been used to show, once again, the importance of low 5G latency for automation.

But it was also an opportunity to publicize the company's robots or emotion robots that recognize the emotions of their owners and are also able to express their own "emotions".

In short, it was a fair where many long-standing concepts could be seen, especially in terms of connectivity. It is clear that the world will be more and more connected and virtual. And that the landing of these benefits will happen gradually and differently in all countries.