HP Innovation Journal Issue 14: Spring 2020 | Page 40
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STEPHANIE DISMORE
NATE HURST
SVP and MD, North America Chief Sustainability and Social Impact Officer
Austin, Texas Washington, DC
The proliferation of 5G stands to have an unprecedented
impact on our business. With speeds up to 10 times
greater than today’s networks, 5G has the ability to
unleash the power of data-driven innovations like AI and
the IoT, which will increasingly manifest themselves in
things like autonomous vehicles, very smart homes, and
connected healthcare, touching every aspect of our lives.
For HP, 5G capabilities mean not only more powerful,
connected devices, but also the ability to dramatically
transform the customer experience through personalized,
customized solutions. I see a continued shift from transactional products to
everything-as-a-service, as we pursue a more efficient,
circular, and low-carbon economy for HP and our
customers. With solutions like Managed Print Service
and Device-as-a-Service, companies will easily scale their
technology up or down and ensure, through equipment
reuse and recycling, that natural resources are not wasted.
Similarly, I expect we will expand the use of the IoT to
support service-based models such as HP Instant Ink,
which helps users reduce costs, lower waste, and increase
the return of ink cartridges for recycling.
MATHEW THOMAS
MD, Middle East & Turkey
Dubai, UAE
I have been very excited by our new VR headsets—
Reverb Pro—with computing backpacks. They have some
of the most impressive technical specs at the price point
in which they compete. However, to fully realize the
impact they can have on fields like education or healthcare,
we need complementing technologies such as 5G that will
allow the content developed for VR to be streamed and
utilized. This is when true social innovation and educa-
tion disruption will take place.
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Imagine, if through the combined abilities of a 5G net-
work and our VR headsets, a girl from a remote village
in India can have the opportunity to interact with a girl
from an equally remote village in Ethiopia—through their
digital avatars in a virtual classroom, while being coached
by a schoolteacher from a leading school. Together they
will explore not just the fascinating wonders of the world
and the workings of science and nature, but also collab-
orate to design solutions to both their local issues and
global problems.
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I believe 3D printing will have a profound impact on our
company and society. It will transform how whole indus-
tries design, make, and distribute products, helping people
turn ideas into finished products in a more efficient, eco-
nomical, and environmentally conscious way. Through this
technology, HP can help itself and companies better match
supply and demand in a way that reduces costs, waste, and
emissions; expand opportunities for emerging economies
and small businesses; and support the customization of
products that address social and human ills.