5G will bring with it new job opportunities

With any new technology, the big question is whether people will lose jobs. “It might look like we may lose jobs with AI, 5G, cloud and IoT - but like in any new technology there will be people required to programme and maintain the robots,” said Turgut Erkul, head of networks evolution and transport solutions at Ericsson.

It will help transition from low-skilled labour to one that is high-skilled.

“New job opportunities will emerge which we cannot think of now. Big tech companies will grow with 5G and this will also create more jobs.”

He said that 4G helped big tech such as Facebook, and Google to grow their ad revenues, while Instagram, Snapchat and even YouTube would not have taken place if 4G was not there. “Definitely 5G will improve network performance and productivity and eventually will create more job opportunities in tech companies,” said Erkul.