5G has achieved phased results and will accelerate its integration with logistics in the future from three aspects

With the current rapid development of the domestic economy and e-commerce, the demand for logistics and transportation continues to grow, and the traditional logistics industry is facing more and more challenges, how will 5G achieve the integrated development of smart logistics?

On the morning of September 13, the State Council Information Office held a press conference in Beijing. Xiao Yaqing, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, and others introduced the development of 5G in my country. Xiao Yaqing said that my country’s current 5G development has achieved phased and landmark results: in terms of base station construction, as of August, a total of 1.037 million 5G base stations have been built, accounting for more than 70% of the world; in terms of end users, from January to August this year, domestic 5G Mobile phone shipments reached 168 million units, an increase of 80% year-on-year. At the same time, 5G terminal users exceeded 400 million, making it the world's largest user group.

In this context, my country will continue to work on three major priorities. The first is to consolidate the network foundation, comprehensively promote the construction of 5G networks, accelerate the extension to township coverage, and deepen 5G co-construction and sharing; the second is to optimize the ecological environment and advance The R&D and industrialization of 5G chips, modules, terminals and other products for industry applications, strengthen coordination among departments, and work together to promote 5G innovation; the third is to expand application scenarios and face the three major areas of new information consumption, real economy, and people’s livelihood services. Cultivate a batch of typical demonstrations of 5G convergence applications.

According to this plan, the integration of 5G and smart logistics will undoubtedly be one of the projects to be focused on and promoted in the future. So in the current rapid development of the domestic economy and e-commerce, the demand for logistics and transportation continues to grow, and the traditional logistics industry is facing more and more challenges, how will 5G achieve the integrated development of smart logistics? 5G is promoting the digitalization and intelligentization of logistics In the process of transformation and upgrading, which aspects will exert its unique effects? Smart Manufacturing Network believes that in the future 5G will mainly promote smart logistics from the following three aspects.

1. Logistics and warehousing

Logistics warehousing is an important part of the logistics industry, which is related to a series of matters such as storage, delivery and transshipment of goods, and has always been the focus of industry enterprises. At present, the traditional warehousing operation model has been unable to meet the high-speed operation of the logistics and express industry and the actual needs of large categories. Many enterprises are solving the above problems by promoting management informatization and equipment intelligence. For example, many companies have begun to apply artificial intelligence technology and vigorously introduce robots and systems such as handling and sorting. The integration of 5G and various technologies will undoubtedly play a role in the field of intelligent storage.

Among them, the application of 5G can make robot products get rid of the limitations caused by problems such as time delay and energy consumption, in order to achieve higher work efficiency and lower maintenance costs; and the widespread use of 5G in the warehousing link can solve a large number of equipment The data is huge, and the collection, transmission and storage have certain difficult problems; in addition, the new method of 5G+AR picking can further improve the efficiency of warehousing staff, enrich the warehousing operation mode, and further promote the digital, unmanned and unmanned logistics warehousing intellectual.

Second, logistics and transportation

Logistics transportation is the key to the development of the logistics industry. At present, in the logistics and transportation link, self-driving trucks and express drones are entering the test operation stage, including domestic leading companies such as SF Express and JD.com are exploring and developing these intelligent logistics transportation products. However, in the current development, the large-scale application of autonomous driving technology and express drones still faces many challenges, such as laws and regulations, operational safety, and cost of use, which call for the escort of the new generation of 5G communication technology.

We know that whether it is a self-driving truck or a drone, it depends on network connection and control in order to carry out the necessary management and ensure its safety. With the help of 5G network, with the advantages of high speed, low latency, and large capacity, the perception ability of autonomous vehicles will be greatly improved, vehicle-road collaboration, and information exchange between vehicles and people will also be smoother, and at the same time UAVs can also obtain better scale control effects. In addition, in some port logistics scenarios, 5G technology can also comprehensively improve port operation efficiency and help the construction of smart ports.

 

Three, logistics security

The development of the logistics industry is a major problem. In addition to offline security issues such as warehousing and transportation, it also involves online network security issues. In recent years, network security risks have increased, and the digitalization level of the logistics industry has continued to increase. The importance of logistics data has continued to be highlighted. It is essential to establish a sound and sustainable logistics security firewall. Among them, the application of blockchain technology in the field of logistics security is favored, and the integration of "5G + blockchain" has also become the focus of development.

As we all know, blockchain technology can comprehensively, reliably and truthfully record the data and information of all aspects of logistics, such as funds, products, transportation, and management, and the assets recorded in blockchain technology cannot be altered or forged. The application of "5G+blockchain" can not only make the transmission of logistics information more efficient and timely, but also broaden the diversified application possibilities of blockchain technology in logistics security. Therefore, logistics security protection based on 5G networks will be more maneuverable and permeable, and the development of the logistics industry will also be more secure.