Welcome to the 5G World...
5G networks represent the next generation of mobile Internet connectivity, offering faster speeds and more reliable connections than ever before on smartphones and other devices.
Combining advanced network technology and the latest research, 5G is expected to offer faster connections than current connections, with average download speeds of around 1 GB / s expected to become the norm soon.
Video streaming and playback
The networks will help fuel the huge rise of Internet of Things technology, providing the infrastructure to transport huge amounts of data, enabling a smarter, more connected world.
As development is well underway and test benches are already in use around the world, 5G networks are expected to be launched worldwide by 2020, working alongside existing 3G and 4G technologies to provide faster connections that stay online, wherever you are.
When will 5G be launched?
In the USA
Verizon surprised most countries by launching its 5G network in early April 2019, making it the first global network to offer the Next Generation Network.
It is currently available only in parts of Chicago and a few other locations, and there are only two handsets left to use on the new 5G network.
In Chicago, USA, we were able to achieve speeds of up to 1.4 Gbps, which is significantly faster than the theoretical maximum speed of 4 Mb / s of 300 Mbps (although average speeds tend to be less than 100 Mbps).
However, the 5G coverage is uneven and we had to move around the different 5G masts of the city to reach this maximum speed. However, we tend to get about 1 Gbps fairly consistently.
The 5G in London, UK, is no longer a mixed bag, with speeds in our test ranging from 200 Mbps to 550 Mbps - still much faster than the 4G, but not at the same level as we see in Chicago.
AT & T has deployed its 5G network in 19 cities in the United States, but it still does not offer any 5G phones - with your only option yet, a Netgear Nitehawk 5G mobile hotspot.
Meanwhile, T-Mobile has not yet launched its 5G network in the United States, but previously announced that it would bring 5G to 30 cities, from New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and Las Vegas.
United kingdom - 5G paradise of Li K A Shing
EE was the first UK operator to launch its 5G network and commissioned it in six cities on 30 May 2019. It is planned to equip 5G with 10 additional cities by the end of 2019.
Vodafone will follow on July 3, 2019, with the launch of 5G in seven cities, out of a total of 19 sites by the end of the year.
O2 and Three have also committed to launch 5G networks in 2019, but we do not yet have a definitive release date from the operator.
Three of them at least gave details, with the launch of the 5G domestic broadband in August, their mobile proposal later in the year, and the commissioning of the 5G in 25 cities by the end of the year. One of the biggest investor in 5 G in the UK is by Hongkonger - Li Ka Shing
Which are the common 5G phones that will be available soon ?
A number of 5G phone announcements have been made in 2019, but only a handful are available and the choice is still limited by country and carrier.
In the United States, Motorola's 5G Moto Mod provides next-generation connectivity to a limited number of Moto Z handsets, plus the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G is also available.
For those in the UK, you can currently get five 5G phones;Huawei , the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, the Oppo Reno 5G, the OnePlus 7 Pro 5G, the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G and the LG V50 ThinQ 5G.
Ever Wonder how fast is 5G?
5G speeds vary by location, country, operator and device, but overall, the average Internet speed you can expect should be much higher than the current 4G speed.
We tested the first 5G networks in the United States and the United Kingdom and found that the speeds were a little mixed.
Is live streaming becoming more popular with 5G?
5G networks and smarter mobile technologies create a perfect storm that will transform the flow of life.
Livestreaming is a good example of how it takes time for technology to be useful
Now, however, the live-stream is used by celebrities and social media influencers, groups and brands. And yet, it is still in its infancy.
One aspect of streaming is the limitation of our telephone network; If you do not have a fast and stable connection, then watching live feeds on your smartphone can feel like a time machine in the '90s.The arrival of the 5G should bring fixed speeds and a huge capacity to our mobiles.
5G is here, but if you think it's all about fast downloads and faster web pages to load, you're only half right. The new 5G cells will not only transfer more data faster, but will also communicate instantly.
A real-time Internet is being prepared, which means a real-time cloud and the creation of a new class of electronics that can exchange data and information quickly enough to enable quick decision-making.
Choose driverless cars, drones, trains and more. A touch-sensitive internet where touch becomes as important as what you see or hear. A new era of electronics where clothing, smart and connected fabrics are possible. The Internet of Things (IoT) is booming, but also a new real-time economy based on an IoT on an industrial scale.
None of these things will happen overnight. It will take years and years for 5G to expand significantly beyond 5G hotspots in urban areas. The 5G will not be egalitarian either. some city-dwellers (and companies) will have it first, while all the others will only know it from time to time. It will be years before we all use it regularly.
However, we know that 5G, if any, and if it persists (ie if it generates significant profits for telecom companies), will represent more than just 1 Gbps speed for smartphones. Here are various more important things about 5G than speed:
Better voice calls
WhatsApp is convenient and free, but that's another reason why more and more people are using the messaging app to make voice calls.
Voice calls made via WhatsApp - and all Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services such as Skype or Zoom - are much clearer than on the telephone network. High definition voice was not a priority for 3G and 4G network designers, but with 5G, all voice and video calls can be expected to have clearer, clearer, and more realistic speech.
It's time. And it is planned to go beyond the simple HD with what is called the voice on 5G (Vo5G), which should be an integral part of other 5G services, such as video telephony, telepresence, augmented reality and virtual reality (VR). ).
Triple the capacity
5G is about capacity as well as speed.
An important part of the 5G specification is called mMTC (massive machine type communication). The result of this type of communication is incredible. up to one million connected devices per square kilometer.
Why is it important? Take a Football stadium. Put yourself in a crowd of 50,000 people and, for the moment, you can not receive a phone signal. Want to know the other scores at half time? Or send a text message during a match? Forget it.
However, with 5G, not only will any major event participant be able to access live or live video and make calls, but many more technologies will be activated in the stadium itself.
Why bother with these big screens, and even with the dashboards, at both ends of the stadium, while the organizers could simply make it available for everyone to view on their phone or tablet? It's even possible that viewers can give a camera and broadcast live what they can see, in HD, to everyone at home ... maybe even 360 degrees to anyone who owns a virtual reality headset .
Far away from stadiums, 5G could be beneficial in busy locations where live updates are useful, such as at airports and train stations - providing us with better on-the-go connectivity.
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A key element of the 5G specification is URLLC (Ultra-Reliable and Low-latency Communications), which enables reliable, instant communications between the network and devices.
This makes the era of driverless cars a very real possibility, allowing vehicles to communicate their exact speed and position to each other in real time.
Known as Cellular-V2X (C-V2X), it could eventually lead to something called platoon, which will speed up the traffic. Groups of vehicles in a connected platoon will be able to drive with one second between each vehicle, automatically adjusting the speed and braking of each. The braking reaction time could be reduced to zero.
Platooning essentially means that the vehicle in front of the group will dictate the speed. While this may affect all driving, the main use of the technology is currently being discussed for trucks and transport, not only to make freight transport more efficient, but also to reduce carbon emissions.
"Platoons have the potential to improve traffic flows on motorways and reduce the impact of transport on the environment," says Gunnar Tornmalm, head of systems development at Scania, which adds 25 percent of total fuel consumption. of fuel from a truck.
"However, the technology will only affect the markets in general if the vehicles of several brands can be found," he adds. A war of formats is never far away, is it?
On the Go broadcasting
You can already stream 360-degree VR videos to Facebook, but the quality is rather poor. It's the same story for the latest news, which is currently done in low resolution.
Information gathering, live sports and events must catch up with the 4K era, and then go well beyond 8K, AR and VR. Could 5G transform broadcasting?
This is why broadcasters are taking advantage of the higher speeds and lower latency of 5G in the field . 5G will prove as a breakthrough for the broadcast industry, disrupting the way the latest news, live sports and other live events are produced
"We anticipate that the technology will bring more features to our customers, such as multiple audio channels, multi-camera productions from a single portable transmission solution, 4K streaming and high quality video playback."
Healthcare
Although 5G is always evoked by positive changes, there will always be disadvantages.
The biggest concern is perhaps a potential health problem - cancer, to be precise - of installing many more antennas in urban areas to create 5G networks.
In November 2018, more than 150 scientists called for the creation of an independent working group to suspend the deployment of 5G networks due to concerns about "potential threats to human health".
The main concern is increased exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, to which we are already subjected with existing mobile networks and Wi-Fi routers.
As broadly informed to the medical industry , there are suspicion that it might seems that telecommunications infrastructure might deploy real and unintended negative consequences in radiation or magnetic tranasmission that might be of concern to human’s health .Some evidence has fueled their concerns, so further reseach will be in place to determine on such possible cause in order to put up preventive measure in near future.
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