Mobile’s impact on the SDGs in North America
Moreover, the US and Canada are among the global leaders in terms of 5G adoption, reflecting the ambitious 5G deployment plans of operators and a rapidly expanding device and content ecosystem. This supports the industry’s contribution to the SDGs by spurring the use of new applications and services in sectors such as automotive, healthcare and manufacturing.
Climate-related SDGs (e.g. SDGs 11, 12 and 13) are quickly rising up the agenda of North American operators. Along with operators in Europe, operators in North America are making the biggest strides on climate action, with direct (Scope 1 and 2) emissions per connection falling since last year and absolute emissions plateauing.[71] This has been helped by operators expanding their energy-efficiency programmes and their sharply increasing use of renewable electricity.
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Key drivers of SDG mobile impact scores
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Data is sourced from the GSMA Intelligence Consumers in Focus Survey. The number of users is calculated by multiplying unique mobile subscribers by the percentage of survey respondents that performed a particular activity (e.g. reading the news) on a mobile phone. Unique subscriber data is sourced from GSMA Intelligence, combining data reported by mobile operators with the annual GSMA Intelligence Consumers in Focus Survey. The percentages show the proportion of mobile users engaging in a particular activity.
Case Studies
Communities in Haiti Access New Technologies for Early Warnings/Response (CHANTER)
Verizon and KPMG deploy private 5G network for the healthcare industry
Today, healthcare systems and providers face new technology challenges, including a significant increase in the number of connected devices, the sophistication of said devices and the need for a fast digital-first experience for both patients and caregivers. Consequently, there is growing demand for the healthcare sector to update IT systems and network infrastructure to enhance patient care and streamline organisational processes. Moreover, the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the industry’s advancement toward digital care.
Verizon Business announced a private 5G network at a new Cleveland Clinic hospital in Mentor, Ohio.[11] The network, based on an Ericsson platform, will help improve patient care and the visitor experience, as well as support caregivers with greater connectivity. Verizon noted the private 5G network will enable solutions and use cases such as patient check-in kiosks, enhanced digital displays, in-room infotainment for patients, asset tracking and AR/VR adoption for clinician education, patient education, assisted surgery and imaging.
Private 5G enables dedicated communications for different hospital environments, including emergency departments, labs and other testing facilities. This could help to improve the efficiency of healthcare delivery by offering better networking performance and reliability, lower latency and improved data security and privacy for patients.
