Since COVID-19, 5G technology has continued to transform health care. Connected medical devices have been accepted among all ecosystem players, from patients and doctors to policymakers and insurers.

However, it isn’t just the speed of 5G driving new use cases across the connected health care continuum. Today, 5G ultrareliable low-latency communication (URLLC) allows for the highest data throughput and millisecond latency. Advanced 5G features, like network slicing and mobile broadband, contribute to these innovative use cases in the medical market.

Here are four existing use cases in connected health care made possible by 5G technologies and mobile broadband.