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The FCC is Releasing New 5G Standards

 

Move over 4G, here comes 5G.

 

Where would we be without our smartphones? We use them for everything now, from browsing social media and streaming music, to navigation and playing concerning amounts of Pokemon Go.


Smartphones are everywhere and everyone has one. In the US, there are 111 phones for every 100 people. Globally, there are more smartphones than people. And all those phones need a lot of bandwidth, which is why the FCC is moving to define the next generation of wireless technology: 5G.


The current wireless standard, 4G, was introduced in 2010. It provided megabit connection speeds and enabled streaming HD music and video. The goal of the 5G standard is to provide gigabit speeds to match our increasing mobile usage.


In addition, 5G will see more towers, a broader frequency spectrum, and increased modulation in order to accommodate more users. In particular, 5G will see the first use of millimeter wave bands, high frequency, short range bands that promise to dramatically increase connection speeds.


While the FCC won't finish its 5G standard until 2020, many companies are already experimenting with new 5G technologies. Verizon, Sprint and AT&T have already begun testing, with Verizon announcing a limited rollout of 5G starting next year. Other companies have also begun testing in Japan, China, and the UK.


5G demonstrations are being planned for major events like the World Cup in Russia and the Winter Olympics in South Korea.


All this is what has spurred the FCC to formalize their 5G rules so soon. Tomorrow, Congress will vote on the allocation of high-spectrum bandwidth for 5G uses, which, if passed, will make the US the first country in the world to do so.


This FCC allocation will more than quintuple the amount of bandwidth available for flexible use, and provides 15 times more WiFi bandwidth than the FCC has provided to date.


5G probably won't become available to the average consumer until at least 2018, and depending on state and local regulations, it may take even longer for some areas. Regardless, whenever it does get implemented, you'll be able to play Pokemon Go at gigabit speeds.


Source: Recode


 

http://www.recode.net/2016/7/13/12108888/here-comes-5g-fcc-spectrum-frontiers-order-broadband-wireless

 

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