5G is the 5th generation mobile network. It is a new global wireless standard after 1G, 2G, 3G, and 4G networks. 5G enables a new kind of network that is designed to connect virtually everyone and everything together including machines, objects, and devices.
5G wireless technology 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. Higher performance and improved efficiency empower new user experiences and connect new industries.
Things have changed a lot since the first generation of mobile technology.
- The 1G era was defined by briefcase-sized phones and short conversations between a relatively small number of professional people.
- In the lead-up to 2G, the demand for mobile services grew and never slowed down.
- Phones that could fit in your pocket, SMS, and mobile internet access were hallmarks of the 3G world.
- Thanks to 4G, we have smartphones, app stores, and YouTube.
- Now, 5G is completely reshaping both our professional and personal lives by enabling new use cases like connective vehicles, Augmented Reality, and enhanced video and gaming.
The Real-world impact of 5G technology:
5G technology will not only usher in a new era of improved network performance and speed but also new connected experiences for users.
- In healthcare, 5G technology and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity will enable patients to be monitored via connected devices that constantly deliver data on key health indicators, such as heart rate and blood pressure.
- In the auto industry, 5G combined with ML-driven algorithms will provide information on traffic, accidents, and more; vehicles will be able to share information with other vehicles and entities on roadways, such as traffic lights.
These are just two industry applications of 5G technology that can enable better, safer experiences for users
- High resolution and bi-directional large bandwidth shaping.
- Technology to gather all networks on one platform.
- More effective and efficient.
- Technology to facilitate subscriber supervision tools for quick action.
- Most likely, will provide a huge broadcasting data (in Gigabit), which will support more than 60,000 connections.
- Easily manageable with the previous generations.
- Technological sound to support heterogeneous services (including private networks).
- Possible to provide uniform, uninterrupted, and consistent connectivity across the world.
- Technology is still under process and research on its viability is going on.
- The speed, this technology is claiming seems difficult to achieve (in the future, it might be) because of the incompetent technological support in most parts of the world.
- Many of the old devices would not be competent to 5G, hence, all of them need to be replaced with new ones — an expensive deal.
- Developing infrastructure needs high cost.
- Security and privacy issue are yet to be solved.
