You've probably heard about 5G for a while now. It's on everyone's lips. But what is it, how does it differ from 4G and what advantages does it offer us? If you want to clear up all these questions, keep reading!
5G is the fifth generation of wireless communication technologies and standards. In other words, it is a technology that allows data transmission between devices connected to the Internet. And up to this point, there is nothing new, because this is something that was already possible with 3G and 4G. It is therefore an evolution that promises a higher connection speed, a shorter web response time and exponentially multiplies the number of connected devices.
If you stop and look back, you'll realise the change in speed line data that the jump from 3G to 4G brought about. Well, the same will happen with 5G. However, with this technology the mobile connection will be between 10 and 20 times faster. What does this mean? We'll be able to view any website, Ultra HD videos, 3D pieces and all kinds of files on our mobile in the blink of an eye.
How does 5G change our lives?
The most significant advance is speed. And thanks to it, 5G represents a new boost to the Internet of Things (IoT) , since the connection of objects with each other, and even with ourselves, will be practically in real time. But it also allows remote-assisted surgical interventions, new fleets of autonomous vehicles and the coordination of agricultural work through sensors, among many other advances.
As pointed out by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, “the ability to manage millions of devices in real time on 5G networks is an essential element for the development of services that until now were not within our reach, such as smart manufacturing in distributed manufacturing environments, remote control of devices in real time that will facilitate the connected car and later the autonomous car, as well as the intelligent management of transport and energy resources”.
According to a study by the European Commission, the Ministry claims that the estimated benefits of introducing 5G in four productive sectors - automotive, health, transport and utilities - would increase progressively to reach 62.5 billion euros of direct annual impact within the European Union in 2025, which would rise to 113 billion euros adding the indirect impacts. According to this same study, it is estimated that in our country indirect benefits would be obtained in these four sectors of 14.6 billion euros and significant job creation.