The 5G era has arrived, and the development of smart agriculture will usher in a climax

On the morning of June 6th, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology officially issued 5G commercial licenses to China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Broadcasting and Television, marking China's official entry into the 5G era. For a moment, this news swept through the entire circle of friends.

Since last year, the term "5G" has increasingly entered people's vision, especially this year, technology company Huawei has made people in many countries and regions aware of this Chinese technology. So, what exactly is 5G? What changes can it make in our lives? What can it bring to agriculture? How to empower smart agriculture?

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The "G" in 5G stands for "Generation", and its full Chinese name is "Fifth Generation Digital Cellular Mobile Communication Service". Simply put, 5G has three prominent characteristics compared to the previous four generations of communication technology: faster speed, theoretical transmission speed of 5G networks exceeding 10Gbps (equivalent to download speed of 1.25GB/s); A larger capacity, with a capacity of 5G expected to be 1000 times that of 4G; Very low latency, with latency less than 1ms, which is 10 times smaller than 4G.

5G is not only fast, but compared to 4G, 5G communication systems not only consider people to people, but also consider the connection requirements between people and things, as well as things to things. For example, the Internet of Things, which has been popular in the past two years but has been slow to promote, has been considered. Compared to 4G, which mainly pursues speed, 5G focuses more on key performance indicators such as speed, latency, connection density, and so on. That is to say, compared to 4G, 5G pursues more dimensions in performance. 5G itself is just a means, it can drive the entire ecosystem, that is, the technology associated with 5G to undergo fission, including big video, Internet of Things, cloud computing, AI, VR, drones, etc. The emergence of 5G will truly make the Internet develop into the Internet of Things.

It can be foreseen that the arrival of 5G will bring numerous changes to the entire society and various industries.

5G+autonomous driving: smarter and safer

Undoubtedly, the emergence and use of 5G technology will undoubtedly comprehensively enhance the level of high-tech application in various fields, especially in agriculture. As a current hot topic, "unmanned driving" will be more intelligent and safe when combined with 5G technology. 5G network can improve the timeliness of data collection for the Internet of Vehicles. With its ultra-low latency advantage, 5G network enhances perception ability and ensures real-time information communication between people, vehicles, and roads. It can collect information in real-time during driving, eliminating many risks of human driving.

Zhang Zhenlin, Vice President of Zhongzhixing Technology, an autonomous driving startup, said that with the gradual popularization of 5G, the sensors and other hardware on unmanned vehicles can be appropriately streamlined, and the cost of autonomous driving can be significantly reduced, while performance can be improved. He believes that 5G and AI are not simply 1+1=2, but rather deeply integrated. 5G will penetrate from the bottom of the technology to the perception of unmanned driving, high-precision maps, path planning, vehicle control, and other aspects, achieving information and data security.

For agricultural mechanization operations, unmanned tractors can provide real-time obstacle data to administrators and greatly save manpower, material resources, and operation time by resetting the path. The support of 5G technology will accelerate the development and popularization of unmanned tractors.

5G+drone: flying higher and higher

In recent years, as a new type of technological product, drones have been increasingly used in daily life. However, the high technological content and rapid development speed of drones have made their demand for mobile communication networks increasingly strong. Therefore, many industry insiders predict that drones will be one of the major industries in which 5G networks will be commercialized first.

Currently, industry level drones, especially agricultural drones, have broad prospects and particularly fierce market competition. The industry predicts that by 2025, the total size of the domestic drone market will reach 75 billion. The industry application security market is about 15 billion yuan, the power inspection market is about 5 billion yuan, and the agricultural, forestry, and plant protection market is about 20 billion yuan.

The combination of 5G technology and drones will enable drones to break through current limitations and build more stable drone network control systems. The characteristics of 5G networks in terms of latency, anti-interference, and downlink capacity can solve the problems of drones in the era of 4G networks, and 5G networks can meet the communication needs of the vast majority of drone application scenarios, bringing nearly 10 times the business opportunities to the industry. With a stable network, drones will better leverage their advantages such as faster response speed, better observation perspective, and wider coverage, thereby providing better services for various industries and achieving efficiency improvement and energy reduction.

Overall, the application of 5G in the field of drones promotes the full time and intelligent construction of drones in multiple scenarios such as agriculture, logistics, inspection, and security. Nowadays, 5G and drones have achieved cross-border integration, which will accelerate the widespread popularity of civilian drones and bring more new additions to the market.

Conclusion: "5G+agriculture" refers to the combination of various advanced equipment and agriculture, making agricultural production more convenient. Overall, 5G will enable fewer farmers to plant more crops more effectively, achieving higher yields and profits. In the 5G era, agriculture will become more intelligent, efficient, and efficient. At the same time, in the 5G era, the agricultural Internet of Things and big data will gain new acceleration. With the support of 5G, the development of smart agriculture is about to reach a climax.