This makes the network communications significantly faster than that of its predecessor.Ī 4G network maxes out around 45 megabits per second. The new type of encoding is known as OFDM, which stands for orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing.
It’s also more difficult to run multiple devices at one time when you are in such a small range because they all have to share.Ĭoding for the radio frequencies has also changed. There are many other types of technology that share the radio range below 6GHz that causes interference from time to time. While the 4G systems only utilize the space between 1 GHz and 6 GHz. The new radio spectrum for 5G networks will span between 1GHz and 100GHz. One of the main factors that allow 5G to be better than the existing 4G LTE networks, is the fact that it works on different radio frequencies. When the 5G networks start rolling out they will use a type of radio system known as 5G-NR (New Radio). That has a tendency to slow down the 4G networks. If you go to a major city, there may be hundreds if not thousands of users in one block on their phones. It was also developed to help with the congestion problems that we currently have as a result of having so many people using the wireless networks. However, 5G wasn’t developed only to provide us with faster internet connectivity. Technology that has the potential to provide you with cell phone speeds that are up to 100 times faster than what you can find on the 4G networks today. To use 5G services, cell phone companies will have to implement new technology to their towers.