According to a paper prepared by Accenture and CTIA, 5G technologies could cut U.S. carbon emissions by 20% by 2025. The big drivers here are optimizing transportation flows in cities, gaining operational efficiencies in the manufacturing sector, and real-time energy monitoring and management for grids and buildings.
Ahead of Mobile World Congress Barcelona, Accenture’s Andrew Walker, global media and communications industry lead, talked through the mega-trends he expects will be addressed in the show. The big picture involves taking some of lessons learned during COVID-19 around remote working, considering the role of 5G over time, and factoring into the calculus the role the nascent metaverse will play.
