If we think about how we navigated
only a few years ago and compare it with how we do it now, surely we will find
more than obvious changes. Possibly one of the main ones is that we now
use mobile devices a lot more. The mobile allows us to connect from almost
anywhere. It also opens a wide range of opportunity. Now, the
connections are not always the best. We are dependent on coverage and
internet speed may not be ideal in all circumstances. Soon we will have 5G
on mobile phones and in this article we wanted to make a
compilation of how it will improve connections. We also are going to talk
about some possible inconveniences that it may bring.
The arrival of 5G
We have seen
that Vodafone will launch 5G in several cities in Spain this week. It
is something pioneering and that little by little will spread. As it
happened a few years ago with 4G, the arrival will be progressive. It will
first be available in some cities and not all companies will
offer it.
We will have to wait a while for it to be available to everyone. However, we can already say that it will bring important changes to mobile connectivity . It will arrive with higher quality and, of course, speed.
Keep in mind that so far the most powerful mobile network we have is 4G (and its different variants). It came to be an option superior to 3G, although it did not replace it completely, since there are still areas where coverage does not reach
Advantages that 5G will
bring to mobile phones
It is clear
that the advented of 5G will bring improvements in mobile networks. Something
that we will notice in the coming months when it continues to spread to all
companies, more cities and, especially, more compatible devices. We are
going to show which are those most important positive points, the ones that
users will notice the most once we start using this technology. Some are
going to be significant, while others may go more unnoticed by most.
Speed improvements
Without a
doubt something evident will be the speed improvement that 5G will
bring to our mobile devices. Today 4G has nothing to
envy in many cases to the Internet speed that we can obtain at home, connected
to the router. Sometimes it can even be higher. But when 5G is
available it will change completely.
The speed that
we currently have connected to the mobile network will take a huge quantitative
leap. The 5G is going to bring a theoretical speed of 10
Gbps . This means that the difference can be 10 times
more in practice than today. Something that will open a wide range of
possibilities for us to be able to download and upload large files to the
network without major problems.
Greater stability
Logically we
will also have greater stability. This technology will bring improvements
to avoid cuts, loss of signal and other problems that may be more present
today. We already had a significant improvement between 4G and 3G, but now
this technology promises to take a very important leap .
Stability is
certainly essential for connections. It is something that can be
frustrating when the quality of the connection is not the best and causes
problems. We need connections that do not have problems, that do not cause
failures in our equipment and that allow us to navigate normally.
Decongestion of other networks
The fact that
5G is present in mobiles will make many users use it, as we can imagine. This
makes the 3G and 4G networks decongest. There will be fewer
users using them . In the end, this domino effect
will increase the quality and speed of 4G as well.
This will
mainly affect in those moments in which the speed and quality could
be diminished by agglomeration. Let's take as an example that we are in a
football game, concert or any event in which thousands of people gather in a
small space. This causes the speed to decrease noticeably or that we can
not even connect. Thanks to 5G, this will be reduced both for users of
this new technology and those who continue to use the previous ones.
More coverage
Yes, there
will also be more and better coverage . There are
places where 4G does not reach the way we would like. Especially indoors
it loses power. This will be different when we use 5G on our mobile. We
will have a more powerful technology in this sense, with less problems to
navigate from anywhere.
As we have commented,
especially in the interiors of the buildings is where we will most notice the
improvement. This technology will more correctly reach these areas where
4G is more limited and generates more problems to navigate in our day to day. This
will reduce problems when browsing.
An almost non-existent ping
Something very
important for communications today. The latency or ping is
the time, measured in milliseconds, it takes to get the information we send. If
for example we are making a video call or playing online, it is vital.
With 5G, latency is going to be almost non-existent. This opens up a world of possibilities not only at the user level, but also in science. What is known as the Internet of Things is going to experience a very important time thanks to this technology. We will be able to use more devices that need a much more stable and immediate Internet connection than the current one. Avoid lag, waiting to receive packages, it is very important.
Negative points of 5G
Not everything
is positive and it will also bring its complications. At least in the
short term we can have problems in a certain way. We will explain the main
ones. There is something that can happen to any technology once it has
been implemented. In many cases, it is necessary to wait a while for it to
settle, so that compatible devices adapt to the changes and also release new
versions with greater capacity.
Few compatible terminals
Something basic and that will be present in the first months or even years of this technology is that there are not many compatible terminals . Little by little the manufacturers will be releasing mobiles that can use these networks, but first it will be one of the weak points. In addition, the first mobile phones that come out will be more expensive.
There will be a time when many 4G and
5G devices will coexist. There will also be operators that take longer to
offer the latest mobile technology, so many users will take longer to switch
phones, as well as the brands themselves offering 100% modern devices.
Price?
We put it as a question. We do not know to what extented the arrival of 5G may cause mobile rates to rise , either directly or indirectly. 5G rates more expensive than normal? Limitation of 5G to a certain extent? It must be remembered that many companies offered 4G with an extra cost in the beginning.
Higher data consumption
This doesn't
really have to be a disadvantage, but it could affect users . Having
a network that offers much higher speeds will also allow us to download a large
amount of data in a very short time. This could translate into more data
consumption and see our rate deplete.
In short, the
arrival of 5G is going to bring important changes in our mobile connections. We
will have to wait and really see the impact they will have. For now we can
name some positive and negative points. Little by little everything will
improve and this technology will take hold. After all, it will accompany
us for at least the next decade and with the passage of time it will leave
behind the use of other alternatives such as 3G and 4G.
