How to sound smart at parties and social occasions Q: What is 5G network? This is the next generation of cellular internet connectivity, offering super-fast speeds, ultra-low latency, and more reliable connections on mobile devices. The 5G networks will carry huge amounts of data and revolutionise the Internet of Things (IoT), paving the way for a more connected and smarter world. Q: Will 5G work on 4G phones? No, it won’t. If you want to get the feel of 5G, you’ll have to buy a 5G capable phone. Current 4G phones don’t support the radio bands that 5G uses (30GHz – 300GHz) Q: What is 5g wifi? If you’re shopping for a new router, you may have heard others drop names like “5G Wi-Fi” or “5 GHz Wi-Fi.” 5G and 5G Wi-Fi are two entirely different things. 5G is the latest cellular standard and a worthy successor to 4G. It delivers super-fast internet speeds and will allow us to do many things that are currently beyond our reach. But it has nothing to do with 5 GHz Wi-Fi — which many people mistakenly refer as 5G Wi-Fi. 5 GHz Wi-Fi (or 5G Wi-Fi) is just a fast router. Wi-Fi has two frequency bands: 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. 5 GHz is much faster. However, it doesn’t cover as much ground as 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi. Q: How fast is 5G LTE? Under ideal conditions, 5G networks will deliver speeds in the range of 10 Gbit/sec. So how fast is 10 gigabits per second? Well, it’s fast enough to let you download an entire DVD in only 4 seconds! Q: What does 5G mean? Built on the 802.11ac IEEE wireless network standard, 5G is the fifth generation cellular network technology that will make mobile internet faster and more reliable than ever before. Q: Is 5G a thing yet? 5G has already been released in several countries, like the US, the UK, Switzerland, China, and South Korea. Here are all the 5G phones that have been released at the time of writing. • LG’ V50 ThinQ – You can enjoy Sprint’s 5G network on this phone in four cities: Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, and Kansas City. • Motorola z3 with 5G Moto Mod – If you live in Chicago and Minneapolis, you can experience Verizon’s 5G if you have z3 with 5G Moto Mod. The latter is an add-on accessory that gives z3 5G capabilities. • Samsung Galaxy S10 5G – Released on May 16, 2019, and priced at US $1400, S10 5G also gives you access to Verizon’s 5G network in the aforementioned two cities. Q: Does 5G matter? You bet! It will prove to be nothing short of a game-changer once it becomes the norm. 5G will give a huge impetus to the Internet of Things (IoT) and help create truly smart homes and smart cities. Healthcare is another field where it will make a big impact, making it possible for doctors to perform remote surgeries. It will also take autonomous driving to a whole new level. Besides these, there are many other fields in which 5G will bring about major enhancements. 18
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affecting performance 5G ticks all these boxes. It is 10 times faster than 4G, has a latency of just 1ms, and can support up to one million devices per two square kilometers. In short, 5G can help us to do things that we thought were impossible. It will help us build truly connected homes, make smart roads, and create smart cities. 3. Virtual and augmented reality The 5G cellular network will help unleash the full potential of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology. VR involves blocking the outside environment completely and transporting the user into a fully simulated reality. Immersion is key to VR experience — and a slow and unreliable connection can play spoilsport. This is where 5G — with its considerably faster speeds, better consistency, and lower latency — will prove to be a game changer. AR, in contrast to VR, involves overlaying digital elements into our daily environments. Think Pokemon Go — a highly-popular game in which tiny monsters appear in real-world locations, like your local park. Just like VR technology, AR needs faster networks with better consistency and lower latency. In short, it needs 5G. This latest cellular network technology can help further blur the lines between real and artificial experience — and enhance the user experience. For instance, rather than only appearing, Pokemon might soon move and interact with the player’s real-world environment in real time.