Technology is not slowing down anytime soon and the demand is only growing for more speed, data and bandwidth. People are using more wireless devises at work, play, driving, school and at home.
What can 5G do?And when will it be available? When 5G is available it's not just going to be a faster wireless technology; it’s likely to empower new uses of technology that most aren’t even aware of today. (Thinkstock) The fifth generation of wireless transmission technology, known as 5G, is one of the more interesting developments on the technology landscape because of its wide-ranging implications.
How fast is 5G? A typical example that’s being used to demonstrate the potential uses is that a full-length, high-definition movie can be downloaded in seconds rather than minutes. While 5G is designed to be at least four to five times faster than 4G, there’s much more to the technology than just speed. Lower latency — which will make it more responsive — along with greater capacity will allow more devices to connect to the same cell, which typically chokes down speeds on 4G cell sites. With more people installing smart devices in their homes along, with the explosion of Internet of Things devices, smart cities and driverless cars, this additional capacity will allow this huge new load of connected devices to be manageable. Expect everything that you access via your smartphone to become more instantaneous as this technology rolls out. Global network performance Accelerating speeds Fixed broadband speeds will more than double by 2023. By 2023, global fixed broadband speeds will reach 110.4 Mbps, up from 45.9 Mbps in 2018. Mobile (cellular) speeds will more than triple by 2023. The average mobile network connection speed was 13.2 Mbps in 2018 and will be 43.9 Mbps by 2023. 5G speeds will be 13 times higher than the average mobile connection by 2023. The average 5G connection speed will reach 575 Mbps by 2023. Wi-Fi speeds from mobile devices will triple by 2023. Globally, the average Wi-Fi speeds will grow from 30.3 Mbps in 2018 to 92 Mbps by 2023. source: Cisco Annual Internet report 2018-2023 white paper
Quantifying the performance benefits of 5G
Global mobile average speeds by network type: 5G speeds will be 13 times higher than the average mobile connection by 2023
Global mobile average speeds by device type: Smartphone and tablet speeds accelerate due to 5G
Global mobile device and connection growth
Global Wi-Fi hotspot strategy and 2018-2023 forecast
Global M2M connection growth
Global device and connection growth
Global Internet user growth
Global mobile device and connection growth
Sourced: Cisco annual Internet report 2018-2023 www.cisco.com