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ABSTRACT (ENGLISH)
First rolled out in commercial applications in 2019, 5G promised a significant increase in network speeds and a
decrease in latency compared to 4G LTE networks. [...]5G is also the first wireless technology that telecoms are
using to compete with cable or fiber for fixed home internet use. The area covered by radio waves from a single
base station is known as a cell, which is why we refer to cellular networking and cell phones. Due to worries from
airlines and the FAA, wireless carriers agreed to postpone the rollout of C-Band service until July 2023 and not use it
at all near airports; airlines in turn have agreed to retrofit their plans with altimeters that used different frequencies.
FULL TEXT
5G (short for fifth generation) is an umbrella term that describes the collection of standards and technologies that
define the current generation of wireless network connectivity. First rolled out in commercial applications in 2019, 5G
promised a significant increase in network speeds and a decrease in latency compared to 4G LTE networks.
Initially, many operators offered 5G-branded services that mixed 4G and 5G technologies and in practice provided
speeds closer to the former. But 5G has become near-universal in the U.S. and most developed countries, and just
about any new cellular wireless device you purchase today will be 5G-enabled.
In the public mind, 5G is mostly associated with cell phones, and those remain by far its most widespread use case.
But 5G is also the first wireless technology that telecoms are using to compete with cable or fiber for fixed home
internet use. It also has a number of industrial uses. 5G does all this safely, and anything you might read about the
supposed dangers of 5G is simply false.
How does 5G work?
At a fundamental level, 5G works on the same principles that have defined mobile networking since its beginnings in
the late 1970s. A physical base station, in the form of an antenna or set of antennas, broadcasts radio waves to
nearby devices and receives responses from those devices, allowing information to be sent back and forth. The area
covered by radio waves from a single base station is known as a cell, which is why we refer to cellular networking
and cell phones.
These base stations in turn are connected to one another and (usually) to the internet backbone. That usually takes
the form of a high-speed physical connection, although base stations in distant locations may themselves connect
wirelessly. Either way, the purpose of each base station is to connect all the devices within its cell to the wider
network.
Underlying 5G technologies
This broad outline could apply to previous generations of cell networks. But a number of evolutionary advances to
wireless technology have been combined to make 5G different and faster than 4G and earlier network standards.
* Millimeter waves. There are a number of slices of the radio spectrum available for 5G, but in general 5G signals
DETAILS
Subject: Customer services; Cellular telephones; Radio equipment; Internet; Airlines; Radio
waves; 5G mobile communication; Cell phones; C band; Telephones; Network
latency; Worry; Retrofitting; Spectrum allocation; Airports; Coronaviruses; Technology;
COVID-19
Publisher: Foundry
e-ISSN: 19447655