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Ericsson tests 5G wireless, hits incredible 5Gbps

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Swedish telecom firm Ericsson has successfully achieved a wireless speed of 5Gbps - a promising result for the future of mobile internet.

The test was conducted over a 15GHz frequency band to show network providers the potential of 5G connectivity over the next decade.

"With faster speeds, lower latency and better performance in highly dense areas, 5G represents an evolution of the user experience," says Ericsson's PR department.

"Though 5G standards are still in early development and new spectrum allocations are still to be considered, Ericsson's live demonstration is a clear reflection of the company's technology leadership."

A mobility report released by the company last month suggested that 85% of US mobile subscriptions will be 4G LTE by 2019, and that 2020 could see adoption of 5G networks in countries like the USA, Japan, and South Korea.

Network providers SK Telecom, from South Korea, and NTT Docomo, from Japan, have already signed up for 5G trials to kickstart the process of pushing super high-speed internet on mobile devices as soon as possible.

"SK Telecom plans to take the lead in 5G wireless services so we are pleased to see the progress that Ericsson has already made with their live demonstration of 5G performance," says Alex Jingsung Choi, Exec VP and head of R&D at SK Telecom.

"5G will build upon the investment that we have made in the Long Term Evolution and expand our service offering to all of our customers."

With only 70% of the country covered by 4G in January 2014, 5G seems a long way off for the UK. We're not sure whether 5G connectivity will arrive in Blighty by 2020, but at least we have a better idea of speeds for the next generation of mobile internet.

http://www.t3.com/news/ericsson-tests-5g-wireless-hits-incredible-5gbps

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I wonder how high/low the ping was.

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I feel like 4G LTE is doing it's job well. We should focus one actual problems like reliability and signal strength rather than speed. 

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MOAR SPEED PLS!

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4G coverage in Ireland from one of the network providers. We are a long way away from 5G.

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5G still can't reach the peak download speed I got on steam today...XfaHvDH.png

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Pretty sure we'll be seeing decent 5G coverage here in Sweden pretty soon considering the huge investments all the carriers are putting towards keeping the wireless infrastructure up to date. The first towers will probably start publicly utilizing 5G between late 2017 - mid 2018 (mild guess). I think it's going to be more of an issue equipping people with 5G-ready equipment—Country-wide adoption will probably be around 2019-2020, which falls in line with the suggestions that e.g. S. Korea will start mashing their 5G buttons at that same time.  ^_^

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We really, and I mean really need to focus on 4G signal strength rather than speed because I only get 2 Bars from 4G where is live (Verizon) and I can't really even use the Internet on my phone yet (Swagson Galaxy S4)

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5G still can't reach the peak download speed I got on steam today...XfaHvDH.png

 

Holy shit. You can download your entire library with that in seconds.

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5G still can't reach the peak download speed I got on steam today...XfaHvDH.png

 

This was the most glorious nanosecond of your Internet service life.

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5G still can't reach the peak download speed I got on steam today...XfaHvDH.png

say what? haha

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USA doesn't even have LTE-A yet...

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USA doesn't even have LTE-A yet...

whats lte-a? O.o

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No point in 5G for us in the UK yet. Some networks here don't even have decent 3G coverage. :D

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whats lte-a? O.o

LTE Advanced , pretty sure its only in South Korea if I'm not mistaken. Basically 4.5G

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The test was conducted over a 15GHz frequency band

 

AKA a sheet of paper will block the signal. Just moving from 800mhz to 1900mhz caused issues getting service inside of malls and schools.

 

I wonder how high/low the ping was.

 

1ms I'd assume. Ping from the device to the site isn't really an issue.

 

LTE Advanced , pretty sure its only in South Korea if I'm not mistaken. Basically 4.5G

 

LTE is 3.5G (Verizon calls it 3.9G), LTE-A is 4G. 

 

Carriers in the US saying they have 4G is just marketing.

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I have 4G basically everywhere i go i was sitting in the car at traffic lights on a highway with no buildings around and got 45mbps down and 30mbps up lol dont know why people are complaining about coverage maybe thats the one thing Australia has over everyone else lol we only get about 20 ping too :)

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