The fifth generation of mobile network technology, known as 5G, is designed to improve the speed and reliability of mobile communications as the number of connected devices increases. It follows in the footsteps of 4G, the previous generation of mobile network technology.
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In the past, mobile networks only had to support basic mobile phones used for browsing the web and texting. However, modern devices such as smartphones with HD streaming capabilities, smartwatches with data plans, security cameras with constant connectivity, self-driving and connected cars, and other innovative technologies such as health sensors and untethered AR and VR hardware require a lot of bandwidth.
As billions more devices connect to the web, the entire infrastructure must accommodate the traffic to not only support faster connections, but also better handle concurrent connections and provide broader coverage for these devices. That’s what 5G is all about.
5G offers many benefits. Delmond Newton (Founder and CEO) of Groopview says that the main benefits of 5G are lower latency, higher bandwidth and higher capacity.
