Transport – automated cars, drones, smart airports, smart train stations, smart trains (better matching of personal needs with infrastructure capacity, safer transportation, urgent deliveries, deliveries into remote areas, better management of transportation disruptions, better predictability of technical faults, more convenience for travelers through physical help, information, entertainment etc) Cities - smart cities (better matching of personal needs with infrastructure capacity, improved security, optimization of environmental impact of the city infrastructures and services, better management of waste including collection and recycling, better coordination and efficiency of emergency services, more efficient use of healthcare capacity also by heavier use of personal health devices and data etc) Security – smart security (possibility to extensively monitor properties and cities, early identification of potential risks etc) Electricity –smart grid (allowing higher share of renewable local power sources, smart power management of appliances, smart management of energy uses that can be delayed such as battery charging etc) Media – smart media (personalized and interactive experience, multi-screen and multi-dimensional viewing, augmented and virtual reality, convergence between classical and social media etc) Entertainment – games and super-real video content (virtual and augmented reality, new levels of interactivity etc) Healthcare – smart health and eHealth (remote consultations, remote surgery, use of data from health monitoring devices, higher efficiency and frequency of health advice, more choices to the patients, robot-powered care for the elderly and disabled etc) Construction – smart building site (more efficient and safer management of building sites, remote navigation of construction machinery, robotic construction, better ability to detect problems in buildings and machines via data etc) Mining – smart mines (safer and more efficient management of mines, remote navigation of mining equipment, robotic mining, better ability to detect problems in buildings and machines via data etc) Education – smart learning (flexibility in terms of location of the students, access to extensive eLearning content, interactive learning via remote teamwork, combination of learning and entertainment, use of smartphone cameras to instantly obtain information about objects and landscapes etc) Travel – smart travel (virtual tours, use of augmented reality in historical sites, smart hotels, smart museums, personalized assistance during travel etc) Agriculture – smart farms (health monitoring of livestock and plants, early indications of problems, use of predictive models, use of remotely operated and robotic devices etc) Retailing – smart shopping (virtual and augmented reality product trials, enhanced consumer experience in smart shopping moles, customized shopping using consumer data) Real estate and building management – smart buildings (better in building security, more efficient air supply and energy management, virtual viewing of real estate etc) More broadly, the 5G-powered new digital economy will change the way we live and work by introducing fundamental novelties. Key changes in our world resulting from the adoption of 5G, robotics, automation and AI will be as follows: Feeling the physical presence of people and objects. Today’s communications networks still pose limitations compared to person-to-person communication in terms of quality of the contact experience (voice quality, picture etc). We can still easily distinguish and feel the physical presence of people and objects compared to their digital alternatives. 5G and related technologies can help to remove this barrier, making virtual interpersonal communication or experience of objects and surroundings very real, using AR/VR, 360 degrees cameras and 3D projection technologies such as holograms. This can bring our world much closer together and even redefine relationships between people, for example by bringing real and virtual friendships closer together. It can also boost inclusiveness. 20

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