what’s the difference between 4G and 5G?
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“G” stands for generation. 5G is the fifth generation of wireless Telecom service.
There are standards as to the bandwidth speeds required to be considered 3G/4G/5G etc.
From a technical standpoint, 4G networks use much much lower radio frequencies, and 5G networks use much much higher radio frequencies. In theory, the higher radio frequencies will allow for higher bandwidth, and lower latency, and will be much less susceptible to interface.
That said, it’s not yet widely implemented, so we really don’t know, and much of the layman-facing information about 5G will really be kinda hand-waved and over puffed by marketing lingo, as the term 5G is quite nebulous (ie it’s a marketing term, rather than a technical term)
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