How 5G and Public Clouds Will Shape the Future of Global Applications

The future of global applications is set to undergo a significant transformation due to the combined impact of improved public clouds and the rollout of 5G. These advancements will unlock unprecedented levels of latency, previously only available to Fortune 500 companies, leading to users expecting these low latencies in their application experiences. The 100 Millisecond Rule, which states that a delay beyond 100 milliseconds is perceptible to humans and can affect the user experience negatively, will become more relevant as global applications strive to deliver local experiences to a worldwide audience. The advent of 5G technology represents a historic leap in network latency, enabling developers to create nearly real-time experiences for users. This new generation of applications is not limited to large companies with significant resources; smaller teams and individual developers can also leverage managed service software and infrastructure-as-a-service to develop innovative applications that cater to the growing demand for low-latency technologies. The combination of 5G, improved public clouds, and managed service software will enable a new era in application development, allowing previously unthinkable applications to be developed by small teams and individual developers. This shift is set to make our world more distributed than ever before, with the impending changes to application development ensuring that we are ready to meet this reality.