5G – What is it? What are the benefits? When will it launch?

4G networks are being widely deployed around the world and although the technology continues to evolve, the focus now switches to 5G - the fifth generation of mobile networks. Dubbed 5G, the next generation network may still be several years away from being deployed but is the buzzword in telecommunications at the moment. As part of a special tour of Huawei's Chinese facilities, we learnt more about 5G and of Huawei's role of making 5G a reality. What is 5G? How does it differ from 4G? 5G is the next major phase of mobile telecommunications and follows the global adoption of the 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) standard since 2012. A new telecommunications standard is introduced approximately every ten years - 2G was in introduced in 1991, 3G in 2001 and 4G in 2012 - and 5G is expected to be made available in 2020-2022. The fifth generation of mobile technology does not have a defined universally agreed upon standard - although a few likely technologies are emerging - and whereas 4G connections offer average speeds of 25-40Mbps at home, 5G is likely to offer speeds in excess of 500Mbps. Many entities believe that 5G will be defined by its ability to offer 1Gbps ...

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