The kids were more than all right at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona, as four speakers with a combined age of less than 60 made a lasting impression on the audience of the event\u2019s day-three morning conference session.<\/p>\n
Emma Yang, a 15-year-old entrepreneur from New York City, is the creator of an app called Timeless<\/strong>, which was inspired when her grandmother started to suffer Alzheimers. Yang created Timeless as a way of helping people suffering from the disease. She believes the technology is a great tool for expanding on healthcare. \u201cTechnology can help us reach more and more people,\u201d said Yang. \u201cFor me, I am exciting about the possibilities of 5G. Innovations like 5G can help us cover areas where are not currently serving. It doesn\u2019t have to always be about the new Instagram<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n One of the most impressive speakers was Reuben Paul, <\/strong>the 13\u2013<\/strong>year-old and founder and CEO of CyberShaolin<\/strong>, providing thought leadership on cybersecurity. Paul told a story about how he once hacked a smart teddy bear and was able to turn it into a remote surveillance device. He spoke about how the younger generation views technology. \u201cWe try to create things that we want. We are very prone to emojis. In the past, we had to change to technology, now we are creating the technology for us,\u201d he said, adding that he wants the world to be a more cybersecure place.<\/p>\n One way to potentially get young kids into space technology is get them into computer programming and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Samaira Mehta, 10 years old and the creator of a board game \u201cCoderBunnyz,\u201d aims to teach kids to learn about code in a fun way. She said she believes it easier to get kids to code once they have learned concepts in a board game. Mehta has also invented an AI board game, CoderMindz. At MWC, she conveyed a very powerful message to about the role of young people in tech. \u201cYou are part of my future, and I will be a part of your future. We have adapted to technology \u2014 we now need technology to adapt to us.\u201d<\/p>\n Rakutan Takes New Approach<\/strong><\/p>\n A number of internet and telecoms influencers took to the stage later in the day to talk about the future of 5G. The consensus message seems to be that with the worlds of AI, Machine Learning (ML), and cloud computing aligning, the momentum behind 5G is almost irresistible. One of the most interesting speakers this morning was Mickey Mikitani, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Japanese technology company Rakutan <\/strong>(which also sponsors Barcelona\u2019s historic soccer club). Rakutan is taking a very interesting approach to 5G, which will see it get into the mobile connectivity business.<\/p>\n Mikitani outlined his vision of the future. \u201cWe will have a totally new approach to building a telecoms network. It will take place in the cloud. We are building the first end-to-end fully virtualized, cloud based 5G network. New services can be deployed in a very nimble manner. We don\u2019t have specialized hardware. Everything is software and virtualized and put in the cloud,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Mikitani explained that Rakutan\u2019s network will be 5G-ready from day one, and will be easy to manage. The network\u2019s costs will be much lower than traditional telecoms companies. If hardware malfunctions, the network can adapt and assign work to other hardware automatically. \u201cThe mobile network has always been a mystery to me,\u201d said Mikitani. \u201cI don\u2019t know how they created their core system. It looks like spaghetti to me. Our philosophy is completely different. We are providing a total new concept for a mobile network.\u201d<\/p>\n One of the world\u2019s biggest network technology companies, Cisco, <\/strong>hopes to play a pivotal role in enabling 5G services. Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins told audience members that 5G was one technology where the hype is going to be reflected in reality. \u201cWe believe that in 2022, there will be more traffic created than in that year, than there has been created in all the years up to now on the Internet,\u201d he said. \u201cThe 5G connections will generate six times the amount of traffic your mobile devices are generating. The number one killer app is my 17-year-old son turning his phone into a hotspot and 17 of his friends playing Fortnite. The impact to industries such as mining, manufacturing, transportation will be huge. 5G in this next wave will open up a world of opportunity to help people all over the world.\u201d<\/p>\n He gave an example of how 5G-enabled services can make a very real difference people. He talked of how Cisco was working with mental health organizations in Canada to bring better services to people across the nation, and how it will enable companies to provide services in previously unserved regions \u2014 a similar modus operandi to regional and global satellite operators. What will this mean if 5G connections suddenly become ubiquitous?<\/p>\n Etisalat International <\/strong>CEO Hatem Dowidar said that telcos will not be over-charged for 5G spectrum before they can offer services \u2014 a common theme of at MWC this week. \u201cSpectrum was sold at crazy prices at 3G,\u201d he said. \u201cRegulators and government \u2014 please don\u2019t get too greedy. 5G requires much more spectrum. But, we also need to work on existing technologies as well as 5G.\u201d<\/p>\n Telstra <\/strong>CEO Andrew Penn asserted that 5G is arriving at the same time as other technologies like edge computing, AI, machine learning, and cloud networking are reaching maturity. \u201cThe 5G business case stacks up on its own,\u201d he said. \u201cIt makes more sense for Telstra to invest in 5G. We talk a lot about use cases. But, I can see a lot on the enterprise side. We need to think differently how to engage with customers. Telcos as an industry don\u2019t have a great record when it comes to customer experience. We are in an incredibly exciting time for 5G. 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