5g is the latest generation of mobile
networks and it’s a huge step
up from what we have available to us
today the jump from 3g to 4g networks
was pretty huge
4g to 5g is many times greater and is
almost difficult to comprehend
5g is an entirely new kind of network
designed to connect virtually everyone
and everything together is it smart
devices vehicles
even industrial machinery 5g will
co-exist with existing
4g networks until coverage are expanded
significantly but it will eventually
evolve into a standalone network that
operates independently
the appeal of 5g mostly boils down to
speed and insanely fast response times
referred to as latency
latency is the time it takes for devices
to respond to each other over any
wireless network
3g networks have a response time of
around 100 milliseconds
4g hovers around 30 milliseconds while
5g networks predict latency figures as
low as 1 millisecond this virtually
instantaneous communication will open up
a new world of possibilities for
anything with an established network
connection
as well as benefiting our internet
experiences the progression of emerging
technologies will depend heavily on 5g
living up to its expectations
interactive technologies such as
augmented reality and self-driving cars
require extremely low latency to work
effectively pushing 5g networks to not
only hit their goal of 1 millisecond
latency
but to surpass it so how does 5g work
5g signals operate over previously
untouched radio frequencies
part of the network operates in a band
known as sub 6 which is the spectrum
between 600 megahertz and 6 gigahertz
which is a spectrum that 4g LTE also
shares
however, only 5g can go above and beyond
these frequencies into higher bandwidths
which is what makes it so much better
5g can and will utilize a higher band of
radio frequencies from 24 gigahertz to
as high as 86 gigahertz resulting in far
higher data rates and performance but
with the trade-off of reduced range
these new 5g radio waves can carry way
more data to and from devices
they just can’t carry the increased load
quite as far this means that providers
have to install a large number of small
cellular towers close to
each other to deliver the
network
these towers hold cell sites that are
about the same size as a pizza box
they can be easily fixed to the building
roofs or light poles but each one has to
be physically installed which is why the
the rollout of widespread 5g is going to
take quite some time
when these cell sites are in place
they’ll be able to beam signals to
specific locations where they are needed
most
this is far better than how conventional
radio towers deliver a signal which is to
spread it anywhere and
everywhere regardless of site-specific
demand
5g operates on three different spectrum
bands between 600 megahertz and 86
gigahertz
while these numbers might just sound
like useless statistics they’ll end up
having a noticeable effect on your
everyday use
especially in the early days of 5g the
three spectrum bands that your 5g
the network will operate on are
1. low band network which is the most
the common band used by carriers in the us
for 4g lte
low band spectrum offers the widest
coverage and best wall penetration but
it doesn’t offer any great shakes in the
speed department
5g running on the low band network will
only run around 20 percent
faster than current 4g with peak data
speeds topping out at around 100
megabits per second
2. high band spectrum which offers the
the highest performance for 5g
however, it’s not without its drawback
either high band spectrum can offer peak
speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second
and has almost non-existent latency but
its coverage area
is narrow and penetration is poor so to
utilize this network to its full
potential
users will have to access plenty of
cells that are all relatively close by
and then slotting in somewhere between
the two is the mid-band spectrum which
offers a balance of both speed and
coverage
mid-band provides faster speeds and
lower latency than the low band
with peak speeds of up to 1 gigabits per
second, on paper, this doesn’t compete
with the high band in terms of power but in
real-world use and for most applications
it will be more than enough the coverage
and penetration of mid-band will also
make it a very reliable and consistent
connection
as I’m sure you’ve already grasped the
the most prominent advantage of 5g over
previous networks are the speed
the predicted 5g speeds of up to 10
gigabits per second
mean a 100 times increase in performance
compared to existing 4g networks
users of high band 5g will be able to do
things like download movies in under 10
seconds as opposed to several minutes
and seamlessly watch 8k 3d streams
whilst out and about
examples such as these are great for
visualizing the power of 5g
but it’s important to remember that the
speeds will also unlock the full
capabilities of other emerging
technologies
including self-driving cars drones
virtual reality
augmented reality and of course the
internet of things
the internet of things also known as
massive machine-to-machine
communications
is the collective connection of billions
of devices without any human
intervention
this widespread connectivity has the
potential to revolutionize how we do
pretty much everything
the internet of things exists right now
consisting of around 25 billion devices
but this is said to triple by the year
2025 and then continue growing
thereafter
another speed advantage of 5g is latency
improvements
5g latency will be around or less than
one millisecond
which is quicker than human visual
processing this makes it possible to
control devices remotely in near real
time
while communications manufacturing and
logistics will all
reap the rewards of lower latency gamers
will also benefit greatly from the 5g
rollout
the combination of high speed
connections and minimal lag is the
the perfect recipe for virtual reality and
augmented reality applications
industries that use these technologies
are due to explode in popularity
as connectivity improvements make the
experiences more seamless and immersive
the connection speeds that 5g brings to
the table is incredibly exciting but
a huge aspect of 5g that is barely spoken
about is capacity
5g will deliver up to 1 000 times more
capacity than 4g
which means more room for
connected devices and users
this combination of capacity and speed
will greatly improve bandwidth which is
the maximum data transfer rate of a
network
5g can transmit amounts of data that
would be inconceivable on 4g lte
allowing for perfect connectivity speeds
even on crowded networks
people have always struggled with
connectivity in busy places such as
stadiums and festivals
but 5g will be able to handle the demand
no problem businesses
also struggle with huge amounts of data
that can flood in from customers and
suppliers
forcing them to turn away potentially
useful information
5g will facilitate a large influx of
data at any given time
giving businesses the opportunity to
turn previously untapped volumes of data
into actionable market knowledge there
are a ton of good things to say about 5g
making it even more strange that it’s
being discussed frequently for reasons
that you wouldn’t expect
there are many groups of people who
believe that 5g is a toxic technology
due to its microwave spectrum radiation
and that it’s going to slowly kill us
all without realizing
concerns surrounding cellular radiation
are by no means new and truth be told
nobody knows for sure how safe any
cellular technology is let alone 5g
5g does emit microwave radiation but so
does anything that uses 4g
wi-fi or Bluetooth the reason why
there’s so much concern surrounding
5g is because of the higher frequencies
that it operates at
bumping 5g radio waves further up the
spectrum towards UV
rays x-rays and gamma rays that we know
to be harmful
despite countless people being
incredibly difficult to convince
scientific evidence shows that even the
highest 5g frequencies sit way
and I mean way below the types of
harmful radiation that is considered
unsafe for continuous exposure so the
only real downsides of 5g appear to be
increased battery drain due to network
technology improving quicker than
battery technology
however, this issue is sure to be
addressed and rectified within the next
generation or so of smartphones
underwhelming upload speeds which are
only underwhelming when you compare them
to the huge download speeds that 5d
offers
upload speeds of 5g will still be far
superior to 4g lte
the jump just won’t be quite as
significant and lack of widespread
coverage
currently, 5g coverage is only available
in defined areas of specific cities but
the expansion will start to gain
momentum again as we move beyond the
restrictions of the 2020 pandemic
carriers will start by extending their
network coverage in areas with the
greatest population and most users
if you live or work in a big city 5g
will probably be all around you before
you know it
at t5g is already in over 100 cities
across us with some benefiting from
5g
plus if you spend your day somewhere a
little more rural then it might be some
the time before you can make the most out of
5g but it will get you eventually
full scale 5g rollout is expected to
commence sometime around 2025.
the price of data plans will also
increase for the early adopters of 5g
contracts which will get a little
annoying if you keep finding your
smartphone falling back on 4g networks
but that’s definitely to be expected
during 5g’s early infancy
the bottom line of 5g is that it’s safe
fast and undoubtedly going to change the
the connected world as we know it
networks and it’s a huge step
up from what we have available to us
today the jump from 3g to 4g networks
was pretty huge
4g to 5g is many times greater and is
almost difficult to comprehend
5g is an entirely new kind of network
designed to connect virtually everyone
and everything together is it smart
devices vehicles
even industrial machinery 5g will
co-exist with existing
4g networks until coverage are expanded
significantly but it will eventually
evolve into a standalone network that
operates independently
the appeal of 5g mostly boils down to
speed and insanely fast response times
referred to as latency
latency is the time it takes for devices
to respond to each other over any
wireless network
3g networks have a response time of
around 100 milliseconds
4g hovers around 30 milliseconds while
5g networks predict latency figures as
low as 1 millisecond this virtually
instantaneous communication will open up
a new world of possibilities for
anything with an established network
connection
as well as benefiting our internet
experiences the progression of emerging
technologies will depend heavily on 5g
living up to its expectations
interactive technologies such as
augmented reality and self-driving cars
require extremely low latency to work
effectively pushing 5g networks to not
only hit their goal of 1 millisecond
latency
but to surpass it so how does 5g work
5g signals operate over previously
untouched radio frequencies
part of the network operates in a band
known as sub 6 which is the spectrum
between 600 megahertz and 6 gigahertz
which is a spectrum that 4g LTE also
shares
however, only 5g can go above and beyond
these frequencies into higher bandwidths
which is what makes it so much better
5g can and will utilize a higher band of
radio frequencies from 24 gigahertz to
as high as 86 gigahertz resulting in far
higher data rates and performance but
with the trade-off of reduced range
these new 5g radio waves can carry way
more data to and from devices
they just can’t carry the increased load
quite as far this means that providers
have to install a large number of small
cellular towers close to
each other to deliver the
network
these towers hold cell sites that are
about the same size as a pizza box
they can be easily fixed to the building
roofs or light poles but each one has to
be physically installed which is why the
the rollout of widespread 5g is going to
take quite some time
when these cell sites are in place
they’ll be able to beam signals to
specific locations where they are needed
most
this is far better than how conventional
radio towers deliver a signal which is to
spread it anywhere and
everywhere regardless of site-specific
demand
5g operates on three different spectrum
bands between 600 megahertz and 86
gigahertz
while these numbers might just sound
like useless statistics they’ll end up
having a noticeable effect on your
everyday use
especially in the early days of 5g the
three spectrum bands that your 5g
the network will operate on are
1. low band network which is the most
the common band used by carriers in the us
for 4g lte
low band spectrum offers the widest
coverage and best wall penetration but
it doesn’t offer any great shakes in the
speed department
5g running on the low band network will
only run around 20 percent
faster than current 4g with peak data
speeds topping out at around 100
megabits per second
2. high band spectrum which offers the
the highest performance for 5g
however, it’s not without its drawback
either high band spectrum can offer peak
speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second
and has almost non-existent latency but
its coverage area
is narrow and penetration is poor so to
utilize this network to its full
potential
users will have to access plenty of
cells that are all relatively close by
and then slotting in somewhere between
the two is the mid-band spectrum which
offers a balance of both speed and
coverage
mid-band provides faster speeds and
lower latency than the low band
with peak speeds of up to 1 gigabits per
second, on paper, this doesn’t compete
with the high band in terms of power but in
real-world use and for most applications
it will be more than enough the coverage
and penetration of mid-band will also
make it a very reliable and consistent
connection
as I’m sure you’ve already grasped the
the most prominent advantage of 5g over
previous networks are the speed
the predicted 5g speeds of up to 10
gigabits per second
mean a 100 times increase in performance
compared to existing 4g networks
users of high band 5g will be able to do
things like download movies in under 10
seconds as opposed to several minutes
and seamlessly watch 8k 3d streams
whilst out and about
examples such as these are great for
visualizing the power of 5g
but it’s important to remember that the
speeds will also unlock the full
capabilities of other emerging
technologies
including self-driving cars drones
virtual reality
augmented reality and of course the
internet of things
the internet of things also known as
massive machine-to-machine
communications
is the collective connection of billions
of devices without any human
intervention
this widespread connectivity has the
potential to revolutionize how we do
pretty much everything
the internet of things exists right now
consisting of around 25 billion devices
but this is said to triple by the year
2025 and then continue growing
thereafter
another speed advantage of 5g is latency
improvements
5g latency will be around or less than
one millisecond
which is quicker than human visual
processing this makes it possible to
control devices remotely in near real
time
while communications manufacturing and
logistics will all
reap the rewards of lower latency gamers
will also benefit greatly from the 5g
rollout
the combination of high speed
connections and minimal lag is the
the perfect recipe for virtual reality and
augmented reality applications
industries that use these technologies
are due to explode in popularity
as connectivity improvements make the
experiences more seamless and immersive
the connection speeds that 5g brings to
the table is incredibly exciting but
a huge aspect of 5g that is barely spoken
about is capacity
5g will deliver up to 1 000 times more
capacity than 4g
which means more room for
connected devices and users
this combination of capacity and speed
will greatly improve bandwidth which is
the maximum data transfer rate of a
network
5g can transmit amounts of data that
would be inconceivable on 4g lte
allowing for perfect connectivity speeds
even on crowded networks
people have always struggled with
connectivity in busy places such as
stadiums and festivals
but 5g will be able to handle the demand
no problem businesses
also struggle with huge amounts of data
that can flood in from customers and
suppliers
forcing them to turn away potentially
useful information
5g will facilitate a large influx of
data at any given time
giving businesses the opportunity to
turn previously untapped volumes of data
into actionable market knowledge there
are a ton of good things to say about 5g
making it even more strange that it’s
being discussed frequently for reasons
that you wouldn’t expect
there are many groups of people who
believe that 5g is a toxic technology
due to its microwave spectrum radiation
and that it’s going to slowly kill us
all without realizing
concerns surrounding cellular radiation
are by no means new and truth be told
nobody knows for sure how safe any
cellular technology is let alone 5g
5g does emit microwave radiation but so
does anything that uses 4g
wi-fi or Bluetooth the reason why
there’s so much concern surrounding
5g is because of the higher frequencies
that it operates at
bumping 5g radio waves further up the
spectrum towards UV
rays x-rays and gamma rays that we know
to be harmful
despite countless people being
incredibly difficult to convince
scientific evidence shows that even the
highest 5g frequencies sit way
and I mean way below the types of
harmful radiation that is considered
unsafe for continuous exposure so the
only real downsides of 5g appear to be
increased battery drain due to network
technology improving quicker than
battery technology
however, this issue is sure to be
addressed and rectified within the next
generation or so of smartphones
underwhelming upload speeds which are
only underwhelming when you compare them
to the huge download speeds that 5d
offers
upload speeds of 5g will still be far
superior to 4g lte
the jump just won’t be quite as
significant and lack of widespread
coverage
currently, 5g coverage is only available
in defined areas of specific cities but
the expansion will start to gain
momentum again as we move beyond the
restrictions of the 2020 pandemic
carriers will start by extending their
network coverage in areas with the
greatest population and most users
if you live or work in a big city 5g
will probably be all around you before
you know it
at t5g is already in over 100 cities
across us with some benefiting from
5g towers
plus if you spend your day somewhere a
little more rural then it might be some
the time before you can make the most out of
5g but it will get you eventually
full scale 5g rollout is expected to
commence sometime around 2025.
the price of data plans will also
increase for the early adopters of 5g
contracts which will get a little
annoying if you keep finding your
smartphone falling back on 4g networks
but that’s definitely to be expected
during 5g’s early infancy
the bottom line of 5g is that it’s safe
fast and undoubtedly going to change the
the connected world as we know it.
