Video: How will the tactile internet change the world?
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Khaled Letaief, Dean of Engineering at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, talks about the incredible potential of the tactile internet. He says the joining of the cyber and physical worlds will be a major paradigm shift made possible by disruptive technologies like 5G.
Author: Khaled Letaief is the Dean of Engineering at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Image: A man trys out 3D goggles at a Vodafone stand. REUTERS/Morris Mac Matzen.
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