When the 5G mobile network is launched extensively in a few years, it will be the beginning of a new era. The network will provide everything from self-driving cars to surgical robotic arms with lightning-fast internet. The virtual world will merge with reality.
You sit there at home on the couch talking to an old friend. At first glance, it looks like she’s sitting there living next to you, but the fact is she’s on the other side of the globe.
What you see is a razor-sharp three-dimensional hologram that is transmitted without delay via the 5G network to your augmented reality (or augmented reality) glasses, which project the figure right into your field of view.
The first generation of mobile networks was launched almost 35 years ago. With 1G, as it was called, it became possible to take the phone with you when you were on the go. It was a technological revolution, and today not many people can imagine a day to day life but a mobile in their pocket.
Now is the time for a new revolution, one that requires a complete overhaul of the global network of mobile masts. With the aim of 2020, researchers and telecommunications companies are working to launch 1G’s technical grandchildren’s grandchild, 5G.
