“The combination of ease of construction and ready access to hardware has meant that China has been able to experiment with smart cities,” says Peter Young, international partnerships manager at Future Cities Catapult.

One area where 5G is expected to particularly make a difference is in the integration of a smart transportation infrastructure, a network built on the ability of multiple elements to interact with each other in real time. “For the implementation of smart transportation, ubiquitous connectivity and automation technology are crucial,” says Bilal Farooq, director of the Laboratory of Innovations in Transportation and an assistant professor at Ryerson University in Toronto. Thus, 5G would allow vehicles to communicate with other vehicles and even traffic signals in real time, facilitating remote-driving and pedestrian and cyclist warning, and reducing road accidents.
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