{"id":77441,"date":"2021-01-18T18:58:26","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T13:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=77441"},"modified":"2021-01-19T10:53:55","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T05:23:55","slug":"what-is-5g-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/what-is-5g-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"What is 5G Technology?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">5G or fifth generation is the latest upgrade so far in the long-term evolution (LTE) mobile broadband networks. The 5G technology mainly works in 3 bands, (low, mid and high<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">frequency spectrum). The important feature of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">5G\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">is<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">5G\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">services\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">will provide\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">up<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">to 1 Gbps<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gigabit per second<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">download speed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. It is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">100 times\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">higher than\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the existing\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">network\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">speed.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0The upload time will also increase drastically.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">nergy efficiency\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">of devices\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and stab<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ility of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">network connections<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0will improve further with the 5G technology<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">5G\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">services work across the low, medium and high<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">frequency spectrum<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s. This will avoid\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">any\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">network congestion<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">5G services will have ultra-low latency (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">time taken by a network to respond)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Latency for is predicted to be below 10 milliseconds, and in best cases around 1 millisecond.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A government panel report\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">expect<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the peak\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">5G<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">data speeds are to be in the range of 2-20 Gbp<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">5G technologies are the enabler of AI\u00a0technologies, IoT ecosystems<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0etc.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span data-contrast=\"none\">Three bands of 5G and their\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">characteristics<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<table data-tablestyle=\"MsoTableGrid\" data-tablelook=\"1696\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">5G\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Spectrum band<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Characteristics of Spectrum<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">low band spectrum<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hig<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">h<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">er coverage with low-speed internet<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Maximum speed\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">of l<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">w<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">b<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0limited to 100 Mbps (Megabits per second)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Generally used for\u00a0commercial\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">cell phone<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0users<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">This is not optimal for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">specialised needs of the industry.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">mid-band spectrum<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Higher speed but has lower coverage area and penetration of signals compared to the low band.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">This may be used by industries and specialised factory units for building captive networks.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">high-band spectrum<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">O<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ffers\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">h<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ighest\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">speed,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0but has extremely limited coverage and signal strength<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Internet speeds has been tested to be as high as 20 Gbps (gigabits per second)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">This is best suited for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Enterprise use cases that utilise\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">massive<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Internet of Things (IoT)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">with ultra-reliable, low-latency communications.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5G or fifth generation is the latest upgrade so far in the long-term evolution (LTE) mobile broadband networks. The 5G technology mainly works in 3 bands, (low, mid and high&#8211;frequency spectrum). The important feature of\u00a05G\u00a0is:\u00a0 5G\u00a0services\u00a0will provide\u00a0up\u00a0to 1 Gbps\u00a0(Gigabit per second)\u00a0of\u00a0download speed. It is\u00a0100 times\u00a0higher than\u00a0the existing\u00a0network\u00a0speed.\u00a0The upload time will also increase drastically.\u00a0 The energy&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/what-is-5g-technology\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What is 5G Technology?\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1428],"class_list":["post-77441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-public","tag-st_2","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":238,"cached_at":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77441"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77441\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}