5G: The basic guide to the next generation wireless technology Watch Now The most important promise made by the proprietors of 5G wireless technology — the telecommunications service providers, the transmission equipment makers, the antenna manufacturers, and even the server manufacturers — is this: Once all of 5G’s components are fully deployed and operational, you will not need any kind of wire or cable to deliver communications or even entertainment service to your mobile device, to any of your fixed devices (HDTV, security system, smart appliances), or to your automobile. If everything works, 5G would be the optimum solution to the classic “last mile” problem: Delivering complete digital connectivity from the tip of the carrier network to the customer, without drilling another hole through the wall. Also: Should 5G be in your 2020 IT budget? See als 5G mobile networks: An insider's guide (free PDF) The “if” in that previous sentence remains colossal. The whole point of “Gs” in wireless standards, originally, was to emphasize the ease of transition between one wireless system of delivery and a newer one — or at least make that transition seem reasonably pain-free. (Not that any transition has ever been a trip to the… Read full this story
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