What Is Going On With 5G?

Pros- 

• Crazy speed – Downloading and uploading massive data files will be done in seconds. For instance, if you were to stand near a 5G tower with your 5G phone, you could easily download an entire HD series in a matter of seconds. Also, you will be able to say goodbye to buffering.
• No more tower congestion – Tower congestion basically means network traffic. When too many use a shared network source, it crowds the transmission capacity. With the previous LTE technology, when many people descend in a small area, the towers in that area could easily get congested as they reach their capacity. 5G offers greater bandwidth than its predecessors, which means that people won’t have to compete with each other for the tower and its services. With greater bandwidth, users will be able to use this bandwidth to make their devices more versatile.
• Greater technology – In this very moment with 4G network we can get an assignment table quickly to our smart services, it is easy and crazy fast. Now imagine the many possibilities that 5G will bring. With increasing network speed, we will be able to access devices such as AI and VR. With this technology, we will be able to control swarms of drones,  operating them to conduct rescue and search missions, traffic monitoring and fire assessments. Less latency for gamers, vehicles being able to read and assess live maps and traffic data. Glitch free and buffering free videos.

Cons –

• Distance – Data is travelled through frequency waves, but these can only travel to a certain distance. With 5G this distance travelled will increase but not significantly. It will be more than 4G but not enough to make a difference. Also, mm 5G frequency waves can only travel well in the line of sight. It means in a straight line with the tower in its path. Which means that towers, trees, buildings etc. can disrupt, block and even absorb the high-frequency wave if they fall in the way. Rain can too, be a possible problem for the 5G network.
• Battery Drainage – 5G network may seem a gift, but it also means massive battery drain. The phones used at present will not be compatible with 5G network, which means that better battery technology will be required if users want to run their phone for a full day on a single charge. It was also noted that devices running a 5G network tend to get really heated faster.
• Speed – At the present, the download speeds are as high as 1.9 Gbps; the issue lies with the upload speed. In rare cases, the upload speed can be seen over 100 Mbps. With 5G network download speeds are very, very fast but the change in upload speed is marginal and not as good as the changes in download speed. Ping speeds in 5G network are also high as it is not in the low latency of 1 ms or less.
• Lack of coverage – As of this moment, 5G network is not available worldwide and is limited to small areas in specific cities. Observations and research are still being conducted, but soon 5G carriers will be available in major cities. So if you are someone who resides in any significant cities chances are you will be the first to avail this technology. Rural areas will still have to wait for a considerable amount of time before they can use this technology. As a rule carrier companies tend to spend their network upgrade dollar on areas with a high number of users.

Amongst these uncertainties, one thing is precise that 5G will bring a transformative change in the whole wide world. It will revolutionize the world economy. The only question is to what extent. Despite the cons of 5G, it will be here before you know it.