Everyone uses a mobile phone and has a sim card. A mobile phone without a sim card is a body without limbs, as its functionality and ability to do tasks will be handicapped up to a large extent. A sim card is primarily used for calling purposes. Apart from that, it also provides data services, as wi-fi connectivity is not available everywhere, some source of data is necessary to keep our mobile devices connected over the internet. These sim cards are placed inside the mobile device and then they connect with the network towers of your service provider (such as Airtel, Jio, Vi etc) which, in turn, send and receive data to connect you over the internet. After 1G, 2G, 3G and 4G, 5G is the new wireless global standard. The major difference between 5G, 4G, 3G etc is majorly in the data speeds if we look from the user’s point of view or perspective. 5G services promise to deliver ultra-low latency, increased network reliability, massive network capacity, increased network availability, and a more uniform experience for users (All of this is explained in detail below). From the service providers' point of view, the technology has been improved a lot. The towers are redesigned and the structure has been simplified and improved.
Now, they will make use of completely
different bandwidths for signal transmission. But as 5G works on a higher frequency as
compared to 4G, the network coverage/range provided by the tower is decreased. Thus, more
towers will be required to cover the same area as compared to 4G now. Also, the earlier 4G
towers used to constantly provide a network in their range. But, 5G towers are smart enough
to detect the mobile phone's exact location, and then accordingly provide the network to it.
They won't unnecessarily provide network range. As the device enters a tower's proximity, it
will get connected to it and a network will be provided to it. Thus, basically with the coming
of the 5G network more dedicated network services will be supplied to the customers.
Not
going further into technical details, let’s discuss a few distinct features of 5G, which make it
stand apart from 4G and other mobile network types:
In terms of speed, 5G is believed to provide better speed to its users then as compared to 4G. While 4G is designed to deliver a peak speed from 100-300Mbps(Megabits per second), 5G is designed to deliver a peak speed between 10-30Gbps(Gigabits per second). 5G is believed to deliver an average speed of about 100Mbps easily. Increased speed will make it easier for one to download, upload and load files, applications and web pages faster. Video calls will now be clearer as compared to earlier ones.
Latency is the time lag between the response time, i.e., the time taken when you give the command for a specific action and until the command got executed. Whenever we are on mobile data, and we press a button on a website or some application, it takes some time to get a response and load it. The data packets are firstly sent to the server and then received by your device. The network provider performs this task for us. Now, this entire process consumes some time. With the launch of 5G, this response time will get reduced significantly. 5G is believed to have significantly lower latency as compared to 4G. It is designed to deliver more instantaneous, real-time access. It will give a 10x decrease in end-to-end latency down to just 1ms. Live video calls or voice calls done over the internet will now have lesser voice lag as compared to now. Also, gaming will become more real-time. As of now, due to high pings, users used to complain a lot about the delayed loading of graphics and facing issues while in live real-time combat with other players around the globe. All these problems will be solved now.
The new 5G towers are designed to provide services to more people easily. Earlier, when users were in a crowded place with more users, they had to experience problems connecting to the towers. The users observed the signal bar drop and call dropping. Well, 5G is designed to tackle all these problems easily. Such problems won’t be faced anymore by consumers after the launch of the 5G services. 5G delivers a 100x increase in traffic capacity and network efficiency which is a huge advantage of it over 4G.
5G services operate on a completely different bandwidth as compared to 4G. 5G is designed in such a way as to get the most out of every bit of spectrum across a wide array of available spectra. It can operate in low bands i.e., below 1 GHz, in mid bands i.e., between 1 GHz to 6 GHz, and even on high bands known as millimetre waves (mm-Wave). This makes 5G a better mobile network as compared to 4G.
While 4G is more focused on delivering fast mobile broadband services as compared to 3G, 5G is designed to be a unified, more capable platform. It will not only elevate the overall mobile broadband experience, but it will also support new services such as mission-critical communication. 5G can also natively support all spectrum types that are: licensed, shared and unlicensed, and network bands that are: low, mid and high. All these features make 5G a more unified and better platform than as compared to 4G.
5G as of now is available only in some select cities across India. As per the “Ookla 5G Map” feature, it is available currently in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Varanasi and Siliguri. One needs to purchase a 5G compatible device to access the services. A new sim card is not required to be purchased. As per the claims by telecom companies, the user’s current 4G sim cards are already designed to be compatible with these 5G services and are capable of delivering the ultimate 5G experience to their users. As of now, users don’t need to get very excited and immediately order a new 5G headset for them. Currently, these devices are very expensive. Mobile phone companies are charging hefty amounts just for the sake of providing 5G enabled devices. It will take approximately a time of about 2-3 years, for 5G to be available throughout India. By that time, cheap and affordable 5G enabled devices will also be easily available for purchase. Users can then purchase these devices and use these services. Exiting users already owning a 5G enabled device can start using these services by enabling 5G connectivity from their device settings.
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