5G FAR MORE THAN SPEED ALONE 5G FAR MORE THAN SPEED ALONE David Lemereis The rollout of the 4G mobile network has been completed, the faster 5G sequel is eager to make its entry. Is 5G only faster or can we expect new applications and changes to the way we work, rest and play? The current 4G mobile networks often provide internet faster than your wifi network at home. The successor 5G, of which we can expect the fi rst networks in 2020 at the earliest, promises much higher speeds, up to 50 times faster than 4G. In itself, super fast internet provided by 5G is amazing, but a much greater advantage of 5G is the extremely low latency provided by the network. Latency is the delay between sender and receiver over a network. For example, you notice latency when you use your tablet as a steering wheel in a racing game. The delay when streaming the image from the television via wifi and the reaction time of your device is latency. This slight delay is what drives many gamers crazy as latency is high between sending the command and watching the car respond on the monitor. This delay over 4G networks can be several milliseconds while 5G promises a latency of only 1 millisecond. Additionally, it seems that with 5G more connections can be made at the same time. For 5G networks, the word promises is still applicable though. At the moment, no specific arrangements have been made and experiments are still taking place with all sorts of technologies. For the carriers, not the extremely high speed, but the number of connections combined with low latency is the big challenge. The smaller the delay, the more people or devices can go on the network. We all know the problem, 6- CONTINEW
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