Analysis:
It is important that the RTG is focused on 5G communication / edge computing, specifically the development of software for unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) and mobile robots. Compared with earlier generations of mobile network technology, 5G provides for greater levels of raw speed and security, as well as lower latency and higher capacity. As such, 5G (coupled with edge computing) provides for capabilities that were largely impossible prior to the advent of 5G such as mixed vehicle communications between fleets of drones or mobile robots, and offloading compute to cloud based services. The real significance of the RBT unit’s formation, however, is not just the group’s intentions and objectives, but the ability to deliver on those aims and meet its goals. Other companies can launch dedicated robotics or 5G focused business units (or both), but Verizon is not another company. Verizon is a massive multinational with massive resources at its disposable, and equally massive 5G and edge computing expertise, that combined can contribute significantly in ways that will drive the global robotics sector forward. – Dan Kara