INTELLIGENT CONNECTIVITY IN THE TIME OF COVID-19
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has completely altered the way we live and work on a global scale . The effects are sweeping , transformational , and there is no real certainty that the impact of the pandemic is a temporary phenomenon . Huge segments of the global populations have entered into a daring and involuntary experiment with remote work and online learning . In the first quarter of 2020 , revenues of video conferencing software company Zoom rose by 169 %, with the company ’ s stock rocketing past the $ 100bn valuation mark in September . In a broader sense , global internet traffic skyrocketed in the first month of the pandemic , jumping by as much as 35 % in response to widespread lockdowns and travel bans . Vassilis Seferidis , CEO and Co-Founder of Zeetta Networks , believes the crisis is a perfect example of the need for increased intelligent connectivity and of the problems its adoption can solve . “ One of the key lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic is the importance of network connectivity to our lives . It is critical that we optimise the utilisation of the network and adapt its configuration on-demand to meet our ever-changing needs ,” he explained in an interview with Mobile World Magazine . “ Intelligent connectivity is reliant on a versatile network that offers an extremely high level of responsiveness and customisation . Such a network must be ultra-reliable , highly scalable and able to support a wide range of services including ultra-low latency applications . That ’ s where 5G comes in . Unlike Wi-Fi or 4G , 5G offers the speed , capacity , security and support of low latency needed to make intelligent connectivity a reality .”
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