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At the MetTel Innovation Summit, MetTel VP of Mobility and IoT Max Silber and Qualcomm Sales VP Jeff Monday discuss how to make individuals in the hybrid workforce more productive using 5G. Qualcomm’s 5G Modem coupled with specialized headsets enables multiple virtual work screens on top of a physical screen plus noise-canceling headphones truly allow work from any environment.
The two biggest constraints we had to deal with were number one, security, because now you’re giving the end users real network access that’s home-based. And of course, like me, I’m sharing that network with my kids who are on Fortnite and downloading all kinds of malicious games that potentially could make their way back to the metal Network. So the security aspect and the second one really being around being with constraints.
I went through the same challenge myself as COVID started, and suddenly I’m on a team’s video call, and I’m like, this doesn’t make any sense. Why is it telling me I have low bandwidth? And of course, I go upstairs, and both my sons are playing Fortnite at the same time, and they’re like, “Hey Dad, it’s glitchy. It’s glitchy. We’ve got to solve the problem.” So it is there. Is there a space here for 5G for AI-based processors like the Snapdragon? Of course, AT&T’s network can help some of the customers here really solve both the security challenges and maybe that home internet constraint.
Because, for me, I just upped my bandwidth and got a big circuit in my house, but that’s not that easy for many end users, both from a financial perspective and infrastructure availability perspective. So, I’d love to get your perspective on that.
Yeah, I’ll jump in there. I think we’re incredibly excited about being able to put a 5G modem inside of a compute platform, right? For everything that you just said, the ability to have, more importantly, on-the-go hybrid work isn’t going anywhere, right? I think it’s here to stay, and it opens up some really great opportunities for employees to truly not just work from home but work from everywhere.
And when you’ve got activity, you’re on the metal Network; you’re able to truly work from everywhere. And so we’re starting to think even just beyond the standard computing experience. In fact, with the Lenovo x13s, we’re announcing an augmented reality XR glasses, real simple lightweight XR glasses for viewers. I was working at a Starbucks last week; I put them on and was able to create five virtual displays around my physical display. Oh, wow, I gotta get some of them. I was able to stream all that over 5G, right, and it just kind of put me back in my element. I was hyperproductive, sitting inside of a Starbucks, talking. On my background, I could have been anywhere, right, and I think it opens up some really interesting, fun options for employees to truly work from anywhere.
But we’re also having interesting conversations around the bat, right? There’s this whole hybrid equity in terms of how do you make the experience the same for the folks in the room as the folks that are joining remotely? That starts to become a really interesting challenge that we’re thinking deeply about as well. Hopefully, I think 5G and AI will play a significant role.