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There still isn't a standard for what 5G is. Unlike 2G, 3G, and 4G LTE, which all have very specific technological definitions, 5G could be edge computing, MIMO
by missedthecue 5y ago
There still isn't a standard for what 5G is. Unlike 2G, 3G, and 4G LTE, which all have very specific technological definitions, 5G could be edge computing, MIMO, small cell, beamforming, and so forth. No one has actually created guidelines about what it is.
At present, it seems any kind of 5G service you can actually buy is at best just new frequency spectrums that the government auctioned off in recent years.
- cesarb 5y ago> There still isn't a standard for what 5G is. Unlike 2G, 3G, and 4G LTE, which all have very specific technological definitions In common usage, these "generations" always match a change in the low-level protocol used by the radios. For 1G it was analog, for 2G it was GSM, for 3G it was W-CDMA, for 4G it was LTE, and for 5G it's NR. So distinguishing between 4G and 5G is simple: if you're using LTE, it's 4G; if you're using NR, it's 5G.
- matthewmacleod 5y agoThis is not really true – "5G" is pretty universally accepted to refer to 3GPP Release 15, defining 5G New Radio (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5G_NR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5G_NR).
- ng55QPSK 5y agoactually there is, ITU-R recommendation IMT2020 is 5G and only 3GPP Rel15 and following release satisfy this.