Over the past year, it has become increasingly clear that digitising businesses was no longer a “nice to have” but a necessity that needed to happen overnight. Technology was the key enabler, keeping a remote knowledge workforce connected, allowing brick-and-mortar retailers to pivot and begin to sell online, and allowing families to stay in touch without physically seeing each other. Following on from this, the knowledge workforce has transformed into more of a “work from anywhere” or a “hybrid” workforce, and at the same time the need to rebuild, reinforce and enhance resilience for our hybrid futures came to the fore – and this must start with connectivity. 5G technologies promise lightning-speed digital capabilities that will fuel human progress.