The combination of 5G and edge computing promises to fast-track the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the Internet of Things (IoT). With 10 to 20 times faster speeds and dramatically lower latency, 5G makes it much more feasible to process AI workloads locally at the edge, where data is gathered, rather than the slower and more expensive method of sending it to the cloud or a data center.
This speed and reduced latency is essential to an array of IoT applications such as smart cities, transportation, intelligent manufacturing, e-health, smart farming, and so on.
