All Internet users today have one thing in common: we don’t want to wait. When a website takes more than three seconds to load, or streaming content remains with the spinning circle indicating that it is loading, we all get nervous and either update or close the tab.
The arrival of new connection speeds, especially after the implementation of 5G, has led to extremely high speeds of content transmission, with hardly any latency and of course without interruptions. So much so that for example a doctor can be helping in an operation thousands of kilometers away in real timewhere the precision needed is immense.
We live in a time of exciting hyperconnectivity and with a roadmap that seems to be already set. The third episode of the Destino Digital videopodcast revolves around this topic. On this occasion, Javier Gutiérrez, Director of Strategy and Network Development at Telefónica Spain, and Lorena González, Co-founder of INMERSIVA XR, the Extended Reality Association of Spain, are discussing superconnectivity.
Superconnectivity and its impact on society
No one better than Javier Gutiérrez, director of network strategy and development at Telefónica, one of the operators that is doing the most to bring connectivity to all parts of the world. For Javier, the path is clear: to be able to bring fiber optics and broadband to all people, both to carry out their work and to enjoy playing games or watching a movie/series.
The contribution of superconnectivity to the economy is enormous. The example of the doctor who operates miles away is just one of them, but it is enough to look around us and see the number of people who telework on a regular basis. The post-pandemic employment situation would be unthinkable without a vast network of super-connectivity.
Lorena González, one of the people who knows the most about Extended Reality in Spain, does not doubt either: “really, now we cannot live without it. We depend on super-connectivity to continue living and working.”
The arrival of new technologies requires minimum infrastructures
Augmented reality, virtual reality, big data, the Internet of things… there are many new concepts and technologies that have been developed in recent years, taking advantage of the good connectivity that most cities around the world have.
Among all countries, Spain enjoys a privileged situation. According to data from Telefónica, in Spain there are more than 26.5 million homes, companies and premises with fiber optics. If we look exclusively at homes, it represents 80%. If we add to this the already implemented 4G network and the arrival of 5G that is being implemented at full speed, we have practically full coverage.
For Javier Gutiérrez, 2024 will be the year in which copper in telecommunications ends and there is only fiber optics and 5G coverage. That will be when hyperconnectivity will be a fact, without any barrier that could stop its expansion.
Lorena González, for her part, also foresees a near future in which new technologies will lead us to new ways of working, studying and even interacting.
Digital Destiny: Conversations about things to come
In these times, a podcast on digitization was necessary. In this case, Digital Destination: conversations about what is to come, It is broadcast both on the main streaming platforms and on YouTubeso you can also see your participants.
A new program is broadcast fortnightly with the most important people and companies in the world of digitization. For example, in the first episode Carina Szpilka, president of Adigital, and Sergio Oslé, CEO of Telefónica Spain participated
Promoted by Adigital (Spanish Association of the Digital Economy) and in collaboration with Telefónica, all those who want to listen or watch this video podcast can go to the main streaming platforms, such as Spotify, Ivoox, TuneIn (to listen to it on smart speakers from home) or we could. You can also see it through Youtube from the Adigital page itself. Every fortnight a new episode is broadcast.