Fifth Generation Wireless Devices
Nick Name
5G
The Fifth Generation Wireless Technology, better known as 5G, is meant to deliver higher multi-Gbps peak data speeds, ultra low latency, more reliability, massive network capacity, increased availability, and a more uniform user experience to more users. The next generation of mobile broadband to augment 4G LTE technology, 5G offers significantly faster data rates up to 20 Gbps based on IMT-2020 requirements. 5G also drives global growth as it delivers $13.2 Trillion dollars of global economic output, 22.3 million new jobs, and $2.1 trillion dollars in GDP growth. With its higher performance and improved efficiency, 5G expansion will allow businesses of all types to reap the benefits of enhanced mobility, flexibility, reliability, and security to connect new industries.
- promises to deliver data faster than previous standards
- Will require huge infrastructure investment to release
- increases data bandwidth and latency (delivery speed)
- Some say it's a quantum leap from previous 4G systems (20x faster)
- 4G is too slow for applications like real-time surgery AR goggles
- Will increase network capacity adding room for billions more evices