5G – The Future of Mobile Telecommunications is about to come

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Undoubtedly, we are experiencing quite high Internet speed at the moment. But well, things are going to become extremely rapid and quick in near future with introduction of 5G. The 5th Generation Mobile Telecommunications is not as far as most of us would have thought. What is 5G? Well, here is the official definition of the term from WikiPedia,

5G (5th generation mobile networks or 5th generation wireless systems) denotes the next major phase of mobile telecommunications standards beyond the current 4G/IMT-Advanced standards. 5G is also referred to as beyond 2020 mobile communications technologies.

So, it means the 4G, 4G LTE and even 4G LTE Advanced will soon be the matter of past. We are stepping in a new era of Mobile communication i.e. the speedy and the quality one. With 5G, you will be live streaming HD videos, even downloading it in a second or two. Wow!

Other than smartphones, 5G will also benefit the wearables e.g. fitness gears and smartwatches. The popular electronics manufacturer Samsung is actively working on the next generation wireless network. And today, the company has undergone a breakthrough. Samsung has achieved 60GHz Wi-Fi technology hence moving a step closer to 5G technology.

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As per TechWeekEurope, Samsung has removed the gap between ‘theoretical’ and ‘actual’ with the introduction of new Wi-Fi technology. The new technology allows speed of 575MB per second, five times increase from that of 4G i.e. 108MB per second.

The new technology will open gates to fastest surfing and browsing on mobiles to televisions and other electronic devices. Here are the words from Kim Chang Yong, head of the DMC R&D Centre of Samsung Electronics,

New and innovative changes await Samsung’s next-generation devices, while new possibilities have been opened up for the future development of Wi-Fi technology.

Further details show that the company has made this achievement by eliminating co-channel interference. According to Samsung,

We can see devices with 5G technology next year

So it means, we are soon going to experience real fast Internet on our devices. The future to Mobile Communications i.e. 5G is about to come.

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