uge bandwidth to support critical and high demand services, such as augmented and virtual reality, an important issue is connectivity, since the continuously growing number of devices generates conges- tion in the communication channels. IoT devices are extremely heterogeneous in their computing capabilities, communication protocols and application fields and due to this wide diversity and extremely varying capabilities it is difficult to collaborate and to access all information necessary for ensuring their optimal efficiency. Figure 1.6 shows some of the opportunities and open challenges in 5G healthcare applications. Major challenges are the high cost, different coverage in urban and rural areas, and cyber security based issues. The various opportunities available with 5G lie in support to upload and download large files, its use as a means to perform robotic surgery, and personalized patient services, and SO forth. 5G in Healthcare High cost and Download/upload overage is of large files different in urban and rural areas opportunities & challenges in healthcare Telemedicine Cyber security and personalized issues patient experience Remote robotic surgeries FIGURE 1.6 5G Opportunities and open challenges in healthcare applications. (Adapted from Ref. [20].) 1.5 CONCLUSION Recent advances in the field of Artificial intelligence and 5G communication, has created new possibilities for the healthcare domain. 5G technology has begun to show great advantages in improving intelligent hospital services, allowing automatic patient monitoring, performing precise remote surgical operations, promoting the rational allocation of quality medical resources, and efficient management of wear- able devices and monitoring devices carried by patients. In this chapter, a brief over- view has been provided of the 5G network and its specific application to healthcare, and its advantages and disadvantages. Further, the concept of smart healthcare and the focus towards artificial intelligence providing solutions to many computational c