5G is the fifth generation mobile network which enables higher speeds, low latency, more reliability, network capacity, increased availability and more user experience. There is a huge competition among nations as well as the companies to build 5G networks. Because they know that they can have huge benefits over other competitors by having 5G networks. If we look at previous generations of mobile networks,
- First-generation: 1G delivered analog voice (1980’s)
- Second-generation: 2G introduced digital voice (Early 1990’s)
- Third-generation: 3G brought mobile data (Early 2000’s)
- Fourth-generation: 4G LTE era of mobile broadband (2010’s)
The first generation mobile networks were built on analog technology which used radio waves. The second generation started to use digital for transmission of data. The third generation gave digital networks a bandwidth boost and helped the smartphone revolution. US initiated to shifting to 4G which resulted in innovations and upgraded networks. Comparison of 4G with 5G technology shows a huge improvement.
