Technology is always improving and Verizon Wireless knows that. The carrier revealed in a press release that they plan to field test their 5G network sometime in 2016. According to Verizon, their 5G network is expected to be 30-50 times faster than their current 4G network.
Below you can view Verizon’s plan to make this happen sooner :
- Verizon, Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Ericsson, Nokia, Qualcomm and Samsung kicked-off the inaugural Verizon 5G Technology Forum last month, and have established working teams to ensure an aggressive pace of innovation.
- 5G network environments, or “sandboxes,” are being created in Verizon’s Waltham, Mass., and San Francisco Innovation Centers. Just like in the early days of the development of 4G LTE technology, collaborating in a shared environment will foster compelling applications faster.
- Verizon and its partners are committed to beginning technology field trials in 2016.
Source: Verizon.
Inside 5G Tech Forum :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgGuCfD918o
To learn more, you should check out the video above from the experts.
With 5G speeds on your smartphone or tablet, an hour or two hour long movie can be available to watch on your device after downloading in 15 seconds instead of the 6 minutes it takes to download with a 4G network. That’s pretty impressive if I do say so myself. In addition to its speed, 5G will also be more power-efficient, therefore your device’s battery will last longer when compared to a 4G or lower network.