Episode 18

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2nd Jun 2021

Highways Voices 18 - 5G with Chris Holmes and Andy Graham

"The business case for 5G is not transport, let's not kid ourselves," says connected vehicle expert Andy Graham from White Willow Consulting on this week's Highways Voices podcast. But, he explains, the technology does give many opportunities to transform transport, "We should be definitely pushing with 5G... we should be really taking the advantage of high bandwidth and low latency. But we do need to make sure that we don't leave behind other use cases and other customers."

Graham is the second Highways Voice on this week's podcast reacting to a fascinating interview with Chris Holmes, Programme Director of West Midlands 5G, the test bed looking at how the technology can be used.

"We're... supporting projects, and the trialling associated with those, to try and get the projects to a more mature state, and close to market," he explains, "by engaging with the commercial 5G," which he says "will give them the opportunity of seeing the performance of not only the products and services, but also how the mobile communications technology is working."

In the interview, Holmes runs through a number of the potential use cases for transport, from helping partially sighted people get around to counting the number of people on public transport, and from pothole monitoring to parking.

But should we be relying on 5G for our future transport-related communications, or should we be considering bespoke solutions? The experts discuss it in this week's Highways Voices, where you'll also hear some highlights from news stories on Highways News and find out why Tarmac has won this week's "Adrian's Accolade".

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Highways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovation
The highways and transport technology industries' podcast from Highways-News.com
The Highways Voices podcast is a must-listen for professionals in the Highways and Transport Technology industries covering construction, maintenance, Intelligent Transport Systems and Public Transportation.

Presented by leading journalists Paul Hutton and Adrian Tatum, you’ll hear industry leaders sharing insights you won’t hear anywhere else, giving you a taste of the latest thinking about the sector's new techniques and technologies, collaborations and innovations. All in the time it takes for an average daily commute (or dog walk!).

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Highways Voices is the weekly podcast from Highways-News.com. In it, Paul Hutton and Adrian Tatum speak to thought leaders, decision makers and inventors in the highways and transport technology industries. New editions are unloaded every Wednesday.