Just as we are all getting our heads around 4G services the industry is hard at work researching and standardising 5G, the next generation of wireless communication.
The technology is still in its early stages of development which means there is no official standard so the term 5G is used to describe the next generation technology.
5G mobile communications are expected to be able to use very high frequency spectrum – the raw material that underpins wireless services.
Planning for the future
The time frame for the launch of 5G services is uncertain, although commercial applications could emerge by 2020, subject to research and development and international agreements for aligning frequency bands.
What this means for us
This spectrum, which is above 6 GHz, could support a variety of uses, ranging from financial trading and entertainment to gaming and holographic projections, with the potential to support very high demand users in busy areas, like city centres.
5G mobile is expected to be capable of delivering extremely fast data speeds – perhaps 10 to 50 Gbit/s – compared with today’s average 4G download speed of 15 Mbit/s.
Applications for this technology range from sales executives virtually attending meetings to 3D imaging, allowing surgeons to perform operations from the other side of the world!
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