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5G tech can ease traffic, address flood

in PH: expert
Countries like the Philippines which have concerns on flooding and traffic congestion, stand to
benefit more from the use of fifth-generation or 5G technology, an expert said.

Dr. Henry Chan, a development economist based in Singapore and a senior research fellow at the
Cambodia Institute for Cooperation and Peace, said the country is poised to improve its existing key
social and economic sectors should it focus on "5G user case application".

"The Philippines, being a developing country, I think can develop and use it for flood control, traffic
management, and for agriculture improvement. That is the good thing with 5G because there's no
space limitation," he told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on the sidelines of an Integrated
Development Studies Institute forum in Makati City.

5G is an engineered evolution of the 4G, which promises wider application-- from education banking,
transportation, and government services among others.

Specific to easing traffic congestion in Manila, Chan said the government can use 5G in mobilizing
real-time sensors in every intersection and control the traffic using artificial intelligence (AI)
technology.

"You can have it done via remote control. Every intersection, you have sensors, real-time sensors so
traffic control centers who are using AI technology gets to improve the speed of vehicle flow," he
said.

"5G allows you to have a video in every intersection without cabling because it's wireless
transmission, so you have real-time monitoring of traffic, you have a real-time adjustment of traffic
light so the traffic flow would be much better," he added.

Chan said 5G could also enhance the country's disaster risk reduction policies and expand its
monitoring capabilities, much like in its application on traffic management.

"In the case of flooding in the Philippines, I feel that if you can put sensors along the river, any
overflowing, you could immediately be alerted," he said.

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