Fullstack developer James Ambrose Meyer guides Nebulr in Dallas and has implemented next-generation cloud storage capacities. One of the areas in which James Ambrose Meyer has extensive knowledge is paradigm shifts in how the cloud is deployed.
A recent CloudTech article brought focus to the potential impact of 5G networks on the cloud. With connection speeds of 10 Gbps upload and 20 Gbps download, geographically dispersed 5G devices will have latencies measured in a single millisecond.
This nearly instantaneous connection contrasts with 3G networks, which typically have latencies of 100 milliseconds, and 4G, which has latencies of 30 milliseconds. High-speed connectivity is critical for a variety of real-time applications, from autonomous, self-driving cars to smart city grids connected through the Internet of Things.
Latency is also a major issue that the cloud addresses, as it allows various users to connect and transmit data through a central hard drive or network. As an example, a large file can be uploaded to a shared drive on the cloud, another user notified, and the file downloaded to that user’s device. With 5G in place, devices could simply connect when sharing files, which would do away with the need for a cloud intermediary.
With complex storage and sharing protocol required by businesses, this does not mean the end of cloud computing. The likely scenario is one in which providers adapt their suite of storage and connectivity services to whatever paradigm evolves next.
