5G is NOT 4G+1

Source(s): IMDEA Networks Institute
We recently had to re-tune our television sets as a result of the introduction of 4G mobile networks. Their data transmission speed (10 times higher than the 3rd generation’s) required a release of the frequency band hitherto occupied by several TDT channels. 4G is a fact, but we are nearing the 5G revolution. 5G network development is now underway to provide a network capacity one thousand times higher than that of existing mobile networks. But, what is 5G? How will it impact our lives and when will it become available? Who is going to make possible this leap in communications technology?

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