The impact of 5G towers near me on digital infrastructure is huge. It is not just about wireless connections, but also about how we use wired and unwired devices in our daily lives. Digital infrastructures are moving from a hosted world to a more self-sufficient one in the field of data centers and power management. This shift in perspective is bringing with it some big changes at both the organizational and operational levels.
Organizational Level
Let’s take a closer look at the impact that 5G can have at the organizational level. To begin with, let’s take a look at the current traffic situation at our local airport. There is a lot of traffic that passes through our center as it is serviced by three major airlines as well as a number of other carriers. What would happen if there was a complete overhaul of the airport traffic situation?
According to Klaus Landefeld, CEO of Groupe Investing, there are three questions that you really need to ask yourself before investing in any new technology.
- The first question you need to ask yourself is whether or not the technology that you are considering will be able to deliver what you need.
- The second question you really need to ask yourself is whether or not the change will have an impact on your current business model.
- And thirdly, will the impact be enough to justify the costs involved with implementing the change?
With respect to the impact of 5G on Digital Infrastructure, the most important thing to consider is whether or not the new technologies can actually deliver what they claim to. Landefeld states, “5G doesn’t solve all of the issues associated with fiber. But it does address some of the key ones. And while pricing and deployment will remain a challenge, the economics of this type of investment to make it economically viable.”
In order to answer the second question, would need to consider whether or not fiber optics would need to be modified at all. Landefeld believes that the impact of 5G won’t be felt until approximately two to three years after the program has been rolled out, and that any changes would need to wait that long. The reason for this is that fiber optics typically goes through significant modifications when it is made to accommodate any new technology. The smaller and more wireless links between electronic equipment tends to require different modification techniques. Similarly, the amount of data that is transmitted over short distances would need to be altered as well.
It also needs to be considered what impact it would have on cell phones and wireless carriers. According to Landefeld, “The reality is that fiber optics has always had a little bit of a lag. The fibers would have to adapt to any new technological demands that come along. It may be possible that some of those demands are going to be rather large.” He went on to say, however, that there is a lot of potential for wireless carriers in the future to make the jump from traditional copper wire systems to fiber optics. Landefeld isn’t anticipating that the cell phone and wireless carriers will make such a large change, but he does expect the change to take place.
Finally, we come to the last question posed to the impact of 5G on digital infrastructure in general. In order to understand how such a change would affect digital networks, it would be important to understand how cell networks currently work. What would have to happen, according to Landefeld, if you were to bring fiber optics into the equation would be for the cell phone companies to modify their current designs so that they are compatible with the change. In the end, therefore, we would need to ask if the impact would be too large to be beneficial to implement. If you are looking for answers to this type of question then Landefeld’s consulting firm can help you. You can learn more about the business of change management at Impacted Infrastructure.
