As of today (March 30) India has recorded 1,071 cases of Coronavirus infection with 29 deaths. There are fears that the numbers could skyrocket within a short space of time despite the government’s efforts to contain its spread. Chinese tech giant Huawei is now offering to share resources with the Indian government that could help in the fight against COVID-19.
Huawei India’s CEO jay Chen is reported to have disclosed to ET that the company was working on solutions to apply its learnings and experience from China’s situation to help fight the disease. The company is looking to deploy new technology such as remote temperature monitoring which could help contain the spread of COVID-19. He also disclosed that the company is ready to deploy 5G+ thermal imaging which was one of the measures used in China to contain the spread of coronavirus infection. The technology is capable of monitoring the temperature of a moving object accurately and in real-time. It also would issue alert to any abnormal reading and eliminates the need to make contact with the person.
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The tech giant is basically proposing the use of 5G technology to power teleconferencing which could aid medical experts to treat patients even when they are not physically present. Also, 5G remote imaging diagnosis platforms, 5G medical robots to help care for quarantined patients are some other ways the high-speed internet 5G offers could be used.
Unfortunately, India is yet to commence 5G field trials as the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) was expected to begin the tests within this month. The DoT had already met with telcos and their gear vendor partners to discuss use cases and their preparedness. The 21-day nationwide lockdown has definitely affected the plans as telcos focus on ensuring they sustain the delivery of voice and data connectivity to users.
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