It’s capable of impacting many areas of life
5Gis verydifferent from 4Gand older wireless standards.
Wide availability of 5G may evencreatesome new industries.
For reference, in mid-2019, themedian download speed for mobile users in the USwas around 35 Mbps.
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5G is also available for home or business use via afixed wireless access (FWA)connection.
FWA gets really interesting when it’s used outside a city.
What’s uncommon is for folks in the country to have a fast and reliable connection.
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However, 5G will enable a quantum leap in-car tech.
No, still no flying cars, but many amazing changes are coming.
One example is smart traffic controls.
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Vehicles, specifically self-driving ones, require GPS to know exactly where theyre located.
Avoiding pile-ups and traffic jamsare other examples of how 5G will one day change the way we drive.
This will enable safe transportation for the disabled, elderly, and others who are unable to drive themselves.
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Instant feedback is necessary, and 5G has the low latency to support it.
Things like soil moisture can be monitored, too, with somethinglike an agri-robot.
Movies and shows might buffer as they wait for more data to download.
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We could go on and on about other not-so-positive experiences with supposedly “on-demand” online services.
Online gaming and video/audio chat are some other areas where 5Gs power can be seen.
5G is also laying the foundation for a new way to communicate.
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Another 5G use case is inweb apps.
Sports is another area where VR will shine.
Users can wear a VR headset to get a first-hand experience of the player while hes on the field.
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Because augmented reality interrupts your vision with digital data, the number of applications is almost unimaginable.
An on-demand doctor is exactly where were headed with 5G.
5G allows frequent data transmissions at reasonable speeds without killing the battery.
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Doctors might one day perform examinations remotely to save time and money.
Along the same lines of immediate care is3D printingand drones.
We mentioned virtual reality already, but it has specific applications in the healthcare field, too.
VR requires very low latency and lots of bandwidth, precisely what a high-speed 5G data pipe brings.
5G seems to be exactly what we need to let a remote professional operate on someone across the world.
Another 5G medical transformation is in digital record-keeping and file transfers.
Police-operated drones also allow a city to deploy drones for regular monitoring of its citizens.
On the flip side, citizens can view 5G as enhancing law enforcement through always-on body cams.
These cameras are worn by police officers to track everything the officer sees.
This is how most of the internet works.
This ismuchfaster than what’s currently widely available.
