34 TECHFEED 5G
Words by Heather McLean
igger, better, faster, badder – 5G is coming, and as dedicated followers of fashion, we should all be terribly excited about getting the next ‘G’ on our smartphones. Or should we?
to being a consumer-driven standard. From autonomous vehicles and media everywhere, to a guaranteed data rate that means users will no longer talk about speed (or a lack of it), this standard will have 99.999% reliability, will connect the Internet of Things (IoT), and will have ultra- low latency and a guaranteed quality of service. NEXT MAJOR EVOLUTION “5G is the next major evolution of mobile networks,” says Steve Plunkett, chief technology oicer at Red Bee Media, formerly the broadcast and media services division of Ericsson. “It introduces significant improvements in
Turns out that while 5G is going to be a great thing for us day-to-day consumers of mobile technology, this big ‘G’ is actually going to be a lot more important, and wider ranging, than any of its predecessors. What makes 5G dierent from previous standards is the way it is being designed, taking the outline for what it needs to be from multiple industry sectors as opposed
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