The world of
technology is growing rapidly with full on success. In old times, food, clothes
and shelter were the basic necessity of human kind but nowadays it wouldn’t be
wrong if we add technology into it.
In morning, the
first thing which we get to meet is internet as mobile phones are the first
thing we see when we wake up. So if our internet speed is not fast we often got
a bad mood as we lack in patience. We don’t want that loading sign for long.
So what’s the
solution here?
What is 5G?
5G is next
generation wireless network technology that’s expected to change the way live
and work. In 5G, it will become faster and able to handle more connected
devices than the existing 4G LTE network.
There will be a lot
of improvement that will enable a wave of new kinds of tech products.5G network
began rolling out in United States and all over the world in 2018 and are still
in early days.
Why 5G?
Companies all over
the world are competing to have the fastest or largest 5G networks. Everyone
country is in a race to be the first one to be fully functional in 5G networks.
This is happening because there are so many benefits of having a 5G network.
These 5G networks
will fuel the transformation of new technologies. It will not only help users
or customers but also the businesses, infrastructure and defense applications.
Benefits of 5G
The main benefit of
5G is the increased speed of internet but there are others perks also. 5G will
have greater bandwidth, meaning it can handle many more connected devices than
previous ones. It will be able to connect devices like smart toothbrushes and
self-driving cars.
5G will also reduce
latency- it is the time taken by a cell phone to make a request from a server
and get a response. It will virtually come to zero. This will benefit us in
communication with cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft
Azure.
How 5G Will Work?
5G will run
amazingly over the new radio frequencies, which requires updating radio and
other equipment on cell towers. There are three different methods for building
a 5G network. It is dependent of wireless carriers like low band, high band and
mid band network.
Low Band Network
Low Band Network
has a wide coverage area but it is 20% faster than 4G.
High Band Network
is of superfast speeds but signals don’t travel well and struggle to move
through hard surfaces.
Mid Band Network
Mid Band Network is
more efficient as it balances both the speed and coverage factors equally.
For superfast 5G
networks, they must install tons of small cell sites about the size of pizza
boxes. They can be placed on light poles, walls and towers. Superfast networks
are mostly being deployed city by city. Most of them are enabling different
kinds of network that will benefit them in both broad coverage and fast speeds.
How Fast the Download Speed Will Be in 5G Networks?
According to the
Wireless Industry Trade Group GSMA, the fastest 5G network speeds are expected
to be 10 times faster than 4G LTE. Some experts say that it would be 100 times
faster.
That speed
approximately is able to download a 2 hour movie in just fewer than 10 seconds.
If compared with 4G networks, it will take 7 minutes. Well actual speed will
depend on number of factors including location and network traffic.
How Can You Use it?
If you want
benefits of 5G network then you must have 5G enabled devices. Many companies
like Samsung, Huawei, Motorola, LG, OnePlus etc. have released 5G network
phones already. Apple is widely expected to release a 5G iPhone later in the
end of 2020.
There are some
other companies too which are constantly working to provide us with 5G networks
so that they can reap the benefits without waiting for nationwide exposure.
Is There Any Drawback Of Using 5G Networks?
There is no such
demerit of using 5G networks but it is going to take years for the adoption of
5G networks. GSMA estimates it to be done by 2025 that half of the population
will be using 5G networks and half will be using the 3G and 4G networks.
Initial cost for
rollout will be higher and battery drainage is another problem with it.
Developing infrastructure is another major problem to achieve such high speeds
and most importantly security and privacy issues are yet to be solved.
Since many old
devices would not be competent to 5G. Hence need to be replaced with new ones
and that’s the expensive deal. So there are some hardships but the value of
benefits is much larger than it.
Written by -
Simranpreet Kaur Rattu
Edited by – Adrija
Saha
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