About the session
The Internet of Things (IoT) promises to connect a global network of billions of data-collecting devices and produce new waves of big data at a volume and speed beyond our imagination. Transmission and processing of this huge amount of data requires a high speed and high processing power underlying wireless infrastructure such as the 5G. The combination of 5G, IoT, big data analytics, information and knowledge is set to transform the way how healthcare services can be delivered and to improve the patients’ experience.
Increasingly, virtual reality is regarded as the next big thing in the technology world with smartphone-compatible versions of VR such as Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear VR as well as Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. In fact, VR is increasingly being used in a wide range of medical applications from treatments to training such as pain management, physiotherapy, fears and phobias, cognitive rehabilitation and training of doctors and nurses.
