The next level up from 4G is 5G
still being designed to connect everything.
should be ready 2018 olympics-2020/5
still in design phase -Last year they had 1GB speeds working and now they have 5GB in latest testing.
http://www.comsoc.org/blog/latest-update-5g-ieee-communications-society
This article says 10GB speeds as the peak data rate - 4G peak data rate is 1GB
http://www.cnet.com/news/how-5g-will-push-a-supercharged-network-to-your-phone-home-and-car/
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http://www.radio-electronics.com/info/cellulartelecomms/5g-mobile-cellular/technology-basics.php
As the different generations of cellular telecommunications have evolved, each one has brought its own improvements. The same will be true of 5G technology.
- First generation, 1G: These phones were analogue and were the first mobile or cellular phones to be used. Although revolutionary in their time they offered very low levels of spectrum efficiency and security.
- Second generation, 2G: These were based around digital technology and offered much better spectrum efficiency, security and new features such as text messages and low data rate communications.
- Third generation, 3G: The aim of this technology was to provide high speed data. The original technology was enhanced to allow data up to 14 Mbps and more.
- Fourth generation, 4G: This was an all-IP based technology capable of providing data rates up to 1 Gbps.
Any new 5th generation, 5G cellular technology needs to provide significant gains over previous systems to provide an adequate business case for mobile operators to invest in any new system.
Facilities that might be seen with 5G technology include far better levels of connectivity and coverage. The term World Wide Wireless Web, or WWWW is being coined for this.
For 5G technology to be able to achieve this, new methods of connecting will be required as one of the main drawbacks with previous generations is lack of coverage, dropped calls and low performance at cell edges. 5G technology will need to address this.
5G specifications
Although the standards bodies have not yet defined the parameters needed to meet a 5G performance level yet, other organisations have set their own aims, that may eventually influence the final specifications.
Typical parameters for a 5G standard may include:
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Suggested 5G Wireless Performance |
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| 1 |
Parameter |
Suggested Performance |
| 2 |
Network capacity |
10 000 times current network |
| 3 |
Peak data rate |
10 Gbps |
| 4 |
Cell edge data rate |
100 Mbps |
| 5 |
Latency |
< 1 ms |
These are some of the ideas being put forwards for a 5G standard, but they are not accepted by any official bodies yet.
