About 5G:
- It is the latest upgrade in the long-term evolution (LTE) mobile broadband networks.
- It works in 3 bands, namely low, mid and high frequency spectrum — all of which have their own uses as well as limitations.
- Low band spectrum has shown great promise in terms of coverage and speed of internet and data exchange, the maximum speed is limited to 100 Mbps (Megabits per second).
- Telcos can use and install it for commercial cellphone users.
- Mid-band spectrum offers higher speeds compared to the low band, but has limitations in terms of coverage area and penetration of signals.
- It may be used by industries and specialised factory units for building captive networks that can be moulded into the needs of that particular industry.
- High-band spectrum offers the highest speed(around 20 Gbps) of all the three bands, but has extremely limited coverage and signal penetration strength.
- Low band spectrum has shown great promise in terms of coverage and speed of internet and data exchange, the maximum speed is limited to 100 Mbps (Megabits per second).
Key difference in 3G, 4G and 5G:
Applications of 5G:
