✈ The introduction of 5G to the Aviation Industry ✈

The Aviation Industry has been growing broadly during the past few decades. If we reflect back to 5 years from now, flying in an airplane had a common feeling of curiosity and aerophobia. However, air transportation has become a common mode of travel. At the same time connectivity used in the industry has evolved to ensure safer flights, efficient operation, and hassle-free travel experience. 

The need for faster connectivity was mainly due to passengers spending a lot of time at the airports. From my experience averagely a passenger spends over 3 hours in an airport and this figure may even increase to 4 hours if the passenger is scheduled for a connecting flight. This made traveling experience a little concerning.

The use of 5G in the aviation industry will be utilized in many aspects, some of them are,

• High-quality content for VR
• High-end simulation for flight training
• Wireless temperature sensors 
• AR headsets
• Efficient luggage tracking with the use of biometric passenger verification 
• High definition in-flight entertainment.

So through this airlines can harvest more data, efficiently from their respective aircraft. This information gathered will need to be analyzed and collated by the respective airlines. However, this allows airline operations to be much more efficient. 

The implementation of 5G has also allowed airlines to collaborate with Mobile Network Operators, to enhance the travel experience for passengers. This relationship with Mobile Network Operators has allowed passengers to experience inflight activity at lower or no cost at all. Operationally the use of 5G will allow gathering data at higher speeds, which also allows sharing more in-flight information with other aircraft, ground teams, and air traffic management, creating a safer and efficient atmosphere for air travel. Therefore, this can make airlines as well as airports more efficient. And it will also be able to attract more tourists to the country. So it is clear with the above facts that this has the potential to improve the tourism industry.