Innovation — G5

Holographic building visualisation among 5G benefits to construction sector  Recently, the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre held an online event that looked at the potential impact of 5G on construction, from design, through to manufacture and build as well as building operation. It was an opportunity to hear from the experts including Paul Coffey, Chief Executive of the Scotland 5G Centre, on the benefits that enhanced connectivity could have on every aspect of the industry. The construction sector has been one of the last to adopt digitisation and for very understandable reasons. Poor WiFi and 4G accessibility on building sites has inhibited the use of data and the challenges of cost and...