5G is the current generation of superfast wireless internet. It outpaces 4G in speed by at least a factor of 10, and is even faster than what most people get from their wired broadband connection at home.

While that sounds impressive, it’s also hard to understand what this actually means for you when you’re using your phone or downloading something on your computer at home. How is 5G faster when it comes to mundane tasks like downloading apps and streaming movies?

It’s easy to say how 5G will change the world – enabling enhanced VR and AR experiences, holographic phone calls, interconnected smart cities, and so on. But to understand just how fast it’s happening, let’s look at some recognizable real-world examples.

For a network to be considered 5G, it must meet certain regulations set by authorities such as 3GPP. One of those specifications is the speed of uploads and downloads.