Dear MEL Topic Readers,
I tried 5G. It will change your life — if you
can find it
5G is the fifth-generation cellular network
technology while the one most of you are using is 4G, which has been in use for
the last decade. Though 4G does what you want quite efficiently and
economically, 5G does it 30 times faster than 4G, or 10 times faster than the
average home broadband speed. Then, how much more to pay to get that speed? Currently,
only a few devices offer the capability and they cost twice or three times as
expensive as 4G models. Even iPhone series doesn’t have a 5G model yet. Also,
the coverage is quite limited, only in certain metropolitan cities, such as New
York and Chicago. However, that situation isn’t that much different from the rollout
period of 4G. It’ll come soon.
The benefits of 5G aren’t limited only to the
speed. It handles much more bandwidth, which allows the data from sensors, cars , and robots that can work simultaneously without interruption or delay. For example,
it will bring self-driving cars on the street and control robotic surgeries from
a distant place. It’s like driving an F1 racing car on a highway that has many more
lanes than freeways in Los Angeles.
As we’ve experienced, price, technological,
and infrastructural difficulties are cleared only in several years, if not a
few. Just like you cannot imagine the life without4G network now, you won’t
remember what life was like without 5G probably before 2025.
Enjoy reading and learn what 5G does now and
will offer soon.
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