CNBC Covers 5G Consumer Impact at MWC 2016

<p>What is 5G and how is it going to affect your life?&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cnbc.com/">CNBC&rsquo;s</a> Arjun Khrapal posed these questions and more to InterDigital&rsquo;s CEO Bill Merritt and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wballiance.com/">Wireless Broadband Alliance&rsquo;s</a> CEO Shrikant Shenwai in an interview at Mobile World Congress 2016. &nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;5G is a revolutionary change in networks because it will enable a whole host of services that to date have not been available,&rdquo; stated Bill. &ldquo;Much like Internet in the 1980&rsquo;s changed peoples lives, 5G will do the same thing.&rdquo; It is anticipated that 5G will provide all new data services that consumers can get from people aggregating data that&rsquo;s being collected over the networks. For example, some of the big areas will be smart cities, home automation, enhanced health services, <a href="http://www.interdigital.com/all_results?search_query=onetransport&amp;search_button=Search">smart transport</a>, etc.&nbsp; "The consumer will have the ability to bring everything together and manage it much more effectively," explains Shrikant. &nbsp;</p>
<p>Also part of the conversation, the Internet of Things and its tie to 5G, the challenges of standardization, industry collaboration and the roadmap of 5G to the consumer. &nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000500131">Click here</a>&nbsp;to watch the full interview. And to learn more on 5G, visit the <a href="http://www.interdigital.com/all_results?search_query=5G&amp;search_button=Search">InterDigital Vault</a>!</p>