On today’s information highway, perhaps the best conduit to carry data so far has been optical fiber or fiber optic cables. Fiber optics transmit data using light as the carrier through optical fibers that are thinner than a human hair. Over the years, this technology is steadily gaining popularity with its advantages like higher bandwidth, better long-distance communication, lighter weight and higher security compared to metal cables.

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According to the 2022 Mobile Economy Report by GSMA, the number of 5G global connections is predicted to double to 2 billion by 2025. The pace of 5G deployments has overtaken the previous generation of mobile technology, and in a short time, marked progress has significantly impacted network deployment, consumer services and industrial applications.

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An 80s American TV series called “Small Wonder” had everyone glued to their sofas during prime time. It was about a robot modeled as a 10-year-old girl who was adopted as a daughter by her maker and his family. The amusing conversation between “Vicki” — a morphed translation of Voice Input Child Identicant (V.I.C.I.) — and the family members as she tried to pick up human behavior through her super-powered learning system made for exciting TV watching.

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As part of the Manufacturing Summit series within the 2023 Industry City Agenda of Mobile World Congress, a panel entitled “Remote Control – Connecting an Industrial Revolution” featured industry experts who shared their experiences of how private and dedicated networks can solve connectivity solutions and their perspective on how 5G technologies are transforming the industrial sector.

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In the context of space technology, the earth has significantly benefited from a lot of innovations and advancements related to space, particularly in terms of communications, positioning based on products or services, earth observation based on gathering data about Earth’s physical, chemical, and biological systems using remote sensing technologies, and commercial space activity such as direct-to-home satellite television (DirecTV and DishTV), satellite radio (Sirius XM), and commercial communications satellites that transmit voice, data and Internet services (such as Intelsat Ltd., SES Global, and Eutelsat).

Read more: Small Satellites and the Future of Spacetech

Visible light communication (VLC) is not new, but its advantages, such as large amounts of free-to-use spectrum and capability to support very high data rates, make it an emerging and promising concept in solving problems on wireless (5G and 6G) and IoT smart systems.

Read more: The Power of Light: The Benefits of VLC in IoT and Wireless Communications

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