The world is currently undergoing a new industrial
revolution characterized by the digitization and automation of
industry through the use of Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT). The construction sector is one of the largest
sectors of industry. Most of the tasks associated with this sector
are carried out in worksites that are defined by their dynamism,
decentralization, temporality and by the intervention of a large
number of workers, subcontractors, machinery, equipment and
materials. These characteristics make this sector a great challenge
for the implementation of ICT. In this paper, the benefits of the use
of the Fifth Generation (5G) of mobile networks in the construction
industry are presented. To that end, first the digitization and
automation needs of the sector are jointly analyzed, establishing
different use cases and identifying the requirements of each one.
Then, the main characteristics of 5G that address these use cases
are identified. Finally, a global framework for the application of
5G technology to construction industry is proposed.
