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ACTE COLUMN CAROLINE ALLEN Going for 5Gold... Are you ready for a new world of connectivity? W


E OFTEN HEAR ABOUT CHANGE, BUT THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT will be transformed over the


next two decades. With more users, using more devices, demanding faster access to more apps, we need to pipe bandwidth around the world beyond our current comprehension, so it’s no surprise that investment in mobile capacity is big business. Currently in testing, 5G is due


to be rolled out in 2020 and is anticipated to be as big a game- changer as the internet itself. Over the subsequent 20 years, the stability, speed and security required to power our appetite for all things digital is only set to accelerate. Door locks, security cameras, cars, wearables, home appliances, dog collars and many other devices can already connect to the web. It’s already relatively commonplace to turn on your lights and heating from


Caroline Allen is the regional director of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (acte.org)


your phone before you get home, or to see live-streamed images to check the babysitter hasn’t left the baby crying in the cot. Gartner predicts the estimated 6.4 billion devices currently connected to the internet will sky-rocket to 20.8 billion by the time 5G rolls out in three years’ time.


5G will drive a huge growth in


applications that require a network with high levels of efficiency, bandwidth, reliability and security. It will power growth of the ‘Internet of Things’, to enable advances in mission-critical services, such as remote patient care monitoring systems where patients can take their own blood pressure and test sugar levels in the comfort of their own homes. We’ll witness a leap forward in the use of artificial intelligence to drive smart agriculture and smart cities – autonomous vehicles, drones and industrial automation will become the norm.


Equally notable are the predictions over 5G’s contribution to the global economy. It is expected to enable $12.3 trillion of global economic output in 2035 – greater than the combined 2016 consumer spending of the UK, China, Japan, Germany and France. By 2035, 5G is expected to support 22 million jobs. Your own companies, suppliers and competitors will already be investing in roadmaps to capitalise on 5G’s potential. So keep informed by engaging with the ACTE senior leaders and learning how to adapt your travel programme and your role to leverage new opportunities. Join us at ACTE/CAPA’s Autumn global conference in London on October 11-13 and see what technology can do for you!


DIEDERIK PEN Wizz Air has promoted Diederik Pen to the post of executive vice-president in addition to his role as chief operations officer. He joined Whizz as COO in 2013. He is based at the airline’s Budapest operations headquarters and reports to the CEO.


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OLIVIER DAGUZAN Olivier Daguzan has been appointed as chief operating officer for AccorHotels’ HotelInvest division in the UK. He will take on the role in addition to heading the division in Benelux, which he already manages. He has been with AccorHotels for over 15 years.


PHIL DIXON


Phil Dixon has joined SilverRail as chief information officer. He was previously at Google, where he helped build an operations team within the Mergers and Acquisitions department. He also spent 10 years at ITA Software.


CLAIR COATES Supercity Aparthotels has appointed Clair Coates as their new head of sales. Coates was previously global sales manager at Cheval Residences. Supercity plans to grow from 91 suites to more than 200 in the next 18 months, with new locations in London and Brighton.


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