The role of 5G for digital healthcare against COVID-19 pandemic:opportunities and challenges

Autor: Siriwardhana, Y. (Yushan), Gür, G. (Gürkan), Ylianttila, M. (Mika), Liyanage, M. (Madhusanka)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Popis: COVID-19 pandemic caused a massive impact on healthcare, social life, and economies on a global scale. Apparently, technology has a vital role to enable ubiquitous and accessible digital health services in pandemic conditions as well as against “re-emergence” of COVID-19 disease in a post-pandemic era. Accordingly, 5G systems and 5G-enabled e-health solutions are paramount. This paper highlights methodologies to effectively utilize 5G for e-health use cases and its role to enable relevant digital services. It also provides a comprehensive discussion of the implementation issues, possible remedies and future research directions for 5G to alleviate the health challenges related to COVID-19.
Databáze: OpenAIRE