{"id":22997,"date":"2021-07-29T09:56:48","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T07:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regestaitalia.eu\/how-will-5g-contribute-to-industrial-iot\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T15:35:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T13:35:14","slug":"how-will-5g-contribute-to-industrial-iot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regestaitalia.eu\/en\/how-will-5g-contribute-to-industrial-iot\/","title":{"rendered":"How will 5G contribute to industrial IoT?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Digital transformation has a key ally in 5G, next-generation mobile connectivity. Together, 5G and industrial IoT will make commonplace solutions that today are applied only in very specific cases and considered pioneering. Thanks to commercial and consumer<\/em> communications, some of the fields where 5G connectivity will bring major changes are already evident, for example, the worlds of healthcare and entertainment. But momentous changes are also on the horizon in industry, thanks to the Industrial IoT, or IIoT. Indeed, the application of the next-generation Internet of Things to production departments will expand the data-driven approach, and more generally the ability to collect and analyze data in a timely and effective manner, even in those fields where technological limitations do not allow it today. <\/p>\n

A supply chain ready for 5G and IIoT<\/h2>\n

We know that today data collection and analysis are no longer a problem. The speed of connection, even in the case of decentralized systems, and the computational capacity make it possible to effectively analyze and process data in real time, supporting industry both in analysis and, for example, in maintenance management<\/a>. What is lacking in many cases is the ability to also interconnect production departments<\/strong>, the so-called shop floor<\/em>. Basically because current technology imposes a limitation: you have to choose between faster, but wired<\/em> connectivity, or wireless solutions with all in all limited capacity, not so much in terms of troughput<\/em>, but especially in terms of latency<\/strong>, which is often still quite high in wireless systems. <\/p>\n

Thanks to 5G technology, big data and latency management will no longer be a problem. In fact, some of the standard’s specifications are designed precisely to overcome the limitations of current connectivity. <\/p>\n

Transforming production lines<\/h2>\n

Within the 5G standard we find a number of devices designed precisely to facilitate industrial automation and, in general, the development of the smart factory. In particular, within Release 16<\/a> of the technology, there are some particularly significant pointers: <\/p>\n