What does 5G bring to Industry 4.0? (Choose two.)

5G is a foundational technology for Industry 4.0, acting as the high-performance "nervous system" for the smart factory. It provides the essential connectivity characteristics—high bandwidth (eMBB), ultra-low latency and high reliability (URLLC)—needed to seamlessly integrate Operational Technology (OT) on the factory floor with Information Technology (IT) systems. Furthermore, by enabling massive Machine Type Communications (mMTC), 5G facilitates the connection of countless sensors and devices. This generates a vast amount of data that is then fed into IT platforms, where AI and analytics are used to derive insights, optimize processes, and enable intelligent automation.

C: This is factually incorrect. 5G is widely recognized as a key enabler for advanced Industry 4.0 use cases that are not feasible with previous wireless technologies. D: This frames the data generation negatively. While handling vast data is a challenge, the purpose of Industry 4.0 is to leverage this data for value; IT platforms are designed to process it, not "suffer" from it.

1. Nokia White Paper: Private wireless for Industry 4.0: A guide to unlocking the potential of your operations. This document details how 5G's performance characteristics (low latency, high reliability, and bandwidth) are essential for connecting OT assets and enabling data exchange with IT systems for analytics and AI. Section "The need for industrial-grade private wireless" explicitly links 5G capabilities to Industry 4.0 requirements.

2. Academic Publication: S. L. T. de Sousa et al., "5G for Industrial IoT: A Survey," in IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 1263-1298, Secondquarter 2022. (DOI: 10.1109/COMST.2022.3163433). Section III.A, "5G for Industry 4.0," explains that 5G services like URLLC and mMTC provide the necessary connectivity for OT/IT convergence and enable the collection of massive data for AI-driven industrial applications.

3. Official Vendor Documentation: Nokia, The Future X Network: A Bell Labs Perspective (2015). Chapter 5, "The Future of Industry," describes the network's role in creating a "digital-physical nervous system" for industries. It outlines how high-performance networking (like 5G) connects massive numbers of sensors (generating data) to cloud-based platforms for analytics and control, directly supporting the synergy between connectivity, data generation, and IT processing.