Hard question. Guess what will happen in ten years or more in this exciting universe of technology and telecommunications. We are talking about, more or less, the year 2030, in which we will see how a new technology, that of the 6th Generation, will begin to be deployed in some countries such as Japan and Korea, of course, which will be the first to experiment with it. The rest of us will have to wait, as we now do with 5G, the real one, that this year 2020 we begin to enjoy the same.
While smartphones have become an indispensable part of our lives, rapid advancements in new display technologies, sensing and imaging devices, and specialized low-power processors are ushering in a new era in which devices seamlessly integrate with our senses and our body. Virtual reality (VR) augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) technologies are merging to encompass wearable displays and interaction mechanisms that create and maintain perceptual illusions. Users now also accept an alternative version of reality that improves their ability to consume media, search the Internet, explore real and virtual worlds, collaborate on work projects, connect with family and friends, and participate in restorative activities.
Mixed reality experiences are likely to be conveyed with lightweight glasses that project images onto your eyes with unprecedented resolution, phrases per second rate, and dynamic range. Additionally, feedback is provided to other senses via headsets and touch interfaces. Supporting technologies needed today include imaging devices such as light fields, panoramas, depth sensors, and high-speed cameras; biosensors to monitor health conditions such as heart rate, blood pressure, and neuronal activity; specialized processors for computer graphics, computer vision, sensor fusion, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), either on the device or in the network infrastructure; or wireless technologies that include positioning and sensing.
Make great distances small
For centuries, people have searched for ways to feel closer at great distances. From the postal service to the telegraph to the phone and video chat, our expectations for remote communication and interaction continue to evolve. Telepresence, as a substitute for real travel, is finally becoming a reality with the unprecedented speed of development in support technologies: high-resolution images and sensors, wearable displays, mobile robots and drones, specialized processors and networks. next-generation wireless.
A sense of presence can be achieved by capturing, transmitting, and rendering in real time a 3D holographic representation of each participant in a meeting, or through combinations of graphic representations, such as avatars, and sensor-captured motion data. Perceptual illusions are created by mixed reality devices that convince a geographically distributed group of people that they are in the same location, which could be a real or virtual environment.
Remote work and communication
With autonomous systems and robots, people can even make changes in the remote world. People can communicate through familiar mechanisms such as speech and body language, or through specialized devices, analogous to a PC mouse, optimized for comfort, precision, and efficiency in 3D worlds. Exemplary applications include distance education, collaborative design, telemedicine, telecommuting, advanced 3D simulation, and training and advocacy.
Autonomous vehicles
And autonomous vehicles for ecologically sustainable transport and logistics will be made possible by advances in wireless networks and artificial intelligence.
The world in 2030, and beyond, envisions many millions of autonomous vehicles that will operate with varying degrees of coordination to make transportation and logistics as efficient as possible. These vehicles could be autonomous cars that move people between their homes and workplaces or schools, autonomous trucks or, for example, drones that deliver goods. By 2030, Internet shopping is expected to dominate in developed countries, prompting the need to deliver millions of packages from warehouses to individual households.
Efficiency will be important not only to improve overall productivity but also to meet sustainability goals by reducing fossil fuel consumption. Even more urgent than efficiency will be safety. With the increase in the use of autonomous vehicles, there should not be an increase in harm to people due to accidents, quite the contrary. In fact, the goal should be to reduce current global death and injury rates. Advances in sensors, sensor fusion, and control systems will continue to improve safety.
And the smartphone? How will they be? Placed to invent and speculate, the current form factors will disappear. They will no longer be the same, or almost, all smart phones, as it is now. We will carry sensors and chips scattered around our clothes, our bodies, things we wear, such as glasses or watches, on our pets, … And they will connect with everything and everyone, to form a universe of intelligent communication in the world. that ubiquity will be relevant. Until then, ten years from now, we will continue to count the progress.
