Association between the 5G cost and reliability in healthcare (Preprint)

UNSTRUCTURED In this article, we look at the hidden side of the prevailed advantages, specifically the reliability and cost issues associated with the implementation of 5G in healthcare. Healthcare is a safe industry and has a tolerance of margin of error to be zero to none. Given that healthcare is essential for mankind, the introduction of new technology has to be reliable. Furthermore, without a proper analysis of cost and funding, any decision of such investment will be bound to fail. In reliability, we have discussed how 5G interferes with the current proven successful healthcare practice, how 5G is susceptible to data theft and hacking and the misappropriate use of medical data for ulterior motives. In cost, the upgrade requirements needed, how costs are derived from one aspect to another and the funding to support the change are also discussed. There are still many loopholes and questions left unanswered in this aspect, though it is believed to bring positive changes to the healthcare industry, through our findings, we conclude that this technology is unready, and the aforementioned problems have to be dealt with prior to introducing it to the society.