Remote surgery, robotics and more – how 5G is helping transform healthcare

From remote surgery to rehabilitation robotics and wearable sensors, 5G will be a real driver of innovation in healthcare, helping improve staff efficiency while improving patient care. For example, in Milan, the 5G connected ambulance is allowing paramedics to be continuously connected to the emergency management centre and with hospital doctors, providing a way to share patient details and symptoms before they even reach the hospital. As the "5G capital of Europe", Milan has been at the forefront of innovation in this area and recently acted as the backdrop for our 5G Healthcare Vodafone Conference & Experience Day – an event dedicated to the future of Health and Wellness. Attended by the industry's leading figures, we discussed the key role that new technologies are playing and shared some of our recent breakthroughs. During the event, a remote surgery operation was carried out for the first time in Italy on our live 5G network in collaboration with the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) and the IRCSS Hospital San Raffaele.