Mobile 5G, which stands for “5th generation,” is about as indistinct and nebulous as the term. The organization governing all cellular standards, AKA 3GPP, has already released its first formal standards and Chipmakers have already started on creating more and more 5G hardware prototypes for future use.
So what does all of this mean? We should see 5G capability in mobile devices any day now; is it?
Not so fast! We still have miles to go. 5G isn’t expected to be functional until 2020 even though a huge number of companies are already investing a substantial sum of their money to prepare for this new wireless standard.
Now, in this post, I have tried to throw a bit more light on the technology from a very layman’s point of view, discussing the potential benefits and the prospects it may bring in the long term. Have a look.
Understanding 5G in respect to its predecessors
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Mobile 5G can be understood better when it’s compared to that of its predecessors – 4G, 3G, and 2G.
2G debuted in the early 90s and made it possible for wireless phones to expand from a voice-based technology to one supporting text messaging. 3G carried data in addition to phone calls and text messages. 4G Long-term Evolution (4G LTE), on the other hand, enhanced those capabilities with increased speed and reliability.
5G brings with it more improvements with a suite of new technologies. The most popular contenders include:
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