At the 5G World 2020 Summit, Huawei was recognized for its work in the joint Wuhan 5G Smart Anti-Epidemic Project with the "Most Innovative 5G Enterprise Partnership/Trial" award. This award reflects how beneficial Huawei's innovative applications of 5G technologies have been to smart healthcare, receiving high praise in the industry.
The Wuhan 5G Smart Anti-Epidemic Project was jointly established by Huawei and multiple major hospitals, medical institutions, and government departments immediately after the outbreak of the coronavirus at the beginning of 2020.
The project leveraged 5G's high bandwidth, low latency, site simplicity, and deployment flexibility to accelerate the adoption of smart healthcare solutions. It provided strong digital support for medical workers to effectively lessen the effects and spread of the virus, epitomizing the innovative application of 5G technologies in smart healthcare services.
With 5G's reliable service assurance, medical devices required for smart healthcare are ensured to have the highest access and scheduling priorities, highest bandwidth, and lowest latency. On-premises MEC deployment is enabled to implement fast transfer and processing of medical data. Based on powerful 5G networks, the Wuhan 5G Smart Anti-Epidemic Project delivered information services to local government departments, medical institutions, and various enterprises. As a result, the services still run smoothly during the pandemic.
For example, basic medical information networks were quickly set up in the temporary Huoshenshan and Leishenshan hospitals, along with the big data platform for pandemic control and prevention. With these networks and platforms in place, a wide variety of medical services were enabled, including 5G live broadcasting, 5G remote collaboration for consultation, self-check of protective gear wearing, and consultation and ward-round trolleys. Numerous 5G remote diagnosis services based on 5G were executed, such as CT scanning, ultra-B examination, and X-ray film screening. 5G remote protection was also conducted, including gene sequencing, infrared temperature measurement, and robot-based disinfection. Moreover, ample conferencing support was also provided to facilitate the coordination of prevention and control.
This project benefited 1,850 doctors, 3,400 nursing workers, and 8,350 patients, significantly increasing the cure rate and efficiency of healthcare while also reducing the risk of infection for medical workers. Meanwhile, 5G networks were important vehicles to implement remote education, collaboration, and teleconferencing. This helped production in China to resume after the spread of the virus was reduced, which in return supported the prevention and control of the virus.
Source : https://www.huawei.com/en/news/2020/9/5g-world-2020-award-5g-enterprise
