What is 5G

The fifth generation of cellular networks is known as 5G. With speeds up to 100 times faster than 4G, 5G is giving people and businesses access to a world of possibilities.
Greater bandwidth, ultra-low latency, and faster connectivity are revolutionizing industries, expanding civilizations, and vastly improving day-to-day experiences. Services like e-health, networked cars and traffic systems, and advanced mobile cloud gaming that we once thought were futuristic are now available.

Using 5G technology, we can help create a better, safer, and more sustainable future.



A brief history of 5G technology

Understanding 4G and 3G can help you better grasp 5G. The ability to use a phone while driving or away from home truly took off with the first generation of mobile technology, or 1G, in general. A short-messaging layer was created with the introduction of 2G; bits of this layer can still be seen in the texting features of today. The switch to 3G gave the basic network speeds required for the introduction of smartphones. A lot of the linked devices and services that we use and love today were made possible by 4G, which also provided us with video that buffered very little. People are now starting to experience 5G and its revolutionary potential.

Verizon 5G Nationwide is currently available across the nation, and it's only getting better over time. It leverages low-band spectrum to offer excellent coverage and performance that can serve a variety of functions, from mobile workforces to distant learning.

IoT, 5G, and edge computing

In the future, more technology than ever before will be able to connect to mobile networks thanks to 5G Ultra Wideband, which is now only available in a few locations. This will enable the Internet of Things on a really huge scale.

By 2025, there will have been 30.9 billion linked IoT devices worldwide, up from an estimated 13.8 billion in 2021.

The goal of 5G Ultra Wideband is to assist in addressing the astronomical demands on network bandwidth.
Verizon's 5G Ultra Wideband is expected to usher in a new age of commercial connectivity.

Verizon collaborates with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, and Google Cloud. These partnerships, which combine Verizon's renowned 5G network with the greatest cloud experience available, can aid developers and enterprise clients in creating large-scale, latency-sensitive apps leveraging edge computing technology.