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What Is 5G?
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Passage 1
从1G到5G的历史
The History – From 1G to 5G
From ruggedinformer · 295 words · 3 mins
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You might remember similar hype to the one we’re experiencing right now with 5G-technology when 4G was in the pipe. The questions asked were basically the same, and many didn’t quite know what impact this new “hot thing” would have on society.

Before heading into some history, let’s start with stating that the"G"in all of these terms represents which generation of wireless cellular technology we’re talking about.

Way back in the 80’s we had the first generation called 1G, which was the analog telecommunication standard. It was then replaced in the coming decade when 2G (the second generation of wireless cellular technology), commercially launched on the GSM standard in Finland in 1991. With its arrival, mobile data services such as SMS and MMS were introduced.

Later in the 90’s, the third generation of wireless cellular technology 3G was introduced. It brought us faster internet speed enabling things like mobile internet access, video calls, and mobile TV. The 3G services transferred information at speeds between 0.2 – a few Mbit/s. In Scandinavia, the 4G technologies began to roll out commercially in 2009 via the LTE standard (Long Term Evolution). It didn’t quite meet the requirements for 4G service at 100 Mbit/s but was branded as 4G by service providers. The faster speeds did, however, enable applications such as high-definition mobile TV, gaming services and video conferencing.

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Now we’re in 2018, and the 5G technologies are being developed since a year back by several big players on the mobile tech market. The main focus which may not be that surprising is, of course, to enable even faster speeds when transferring information. One of the companies working hard on their 5G technology is AT&T which currently serves more than 100-markets with speeds of up to 400 Mbit/s.
Passage 2
5G的介绍
Introduction to 5G
From cradlepoint · 175 words · 2 mins
5G is the fast-approaching fifth-generation wireless broadband technology. It will be 10 to 100 times faster than the current LTE network and will allow for the connection density to support billions of devices. Gartner predicts that we should expect to see 20 billion Internet-connected things by 2020.

5G will enable diverse use cases from enhanced mobile broadband, to mission-critical control, to massive IoT applications that aren’t possible with 4G systems alone. It is expected to be scalable and energy efficient enough to power the steady growth of new connections and advanced technologies

Initial availability of 5G is starting with fixed, in-home consumer service, and then will grow to enterprise service and eventually mobile service. Even as 5G becomes available, however, it will rely heavily on concurrent connections to 4G LTE to ensure continuous coverage when outside 5G areas or when a 5G signal can’t be received. 5G won’t replace LTE, it will continue to evolve along with LTE — and the two will work in a complementary fashion to handle different types of traffic most efficiently.
Passage 3
5G的显著特征
Salient Features of 5G
From tutorialspoint · 113 words · 1 mins
5th Generation Mobile Network or simply 5G is the forthcoming revolution of mobile technology. The features and its usability are much beyond the expectation of a normal human being. With its ultra-high speed, it is potential enough to change the meaning of a cell phone usability.

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With a huge array of innovative features, now your smart phone would be more parallel to the laptop. You can use broadband internet connection; other significant features that fascinate people are more gaming options, wider multimedia options, connectivity everywhere, zero latency, faster response time, and high quality sound and HD video can be transferred on other cell phone without compromising with the quality of audio and video.

Passage 4

5G什么时候可以获得
When will 5G technology be available
From ruggedinformer · 123 words · 1 mins

Despite the fact that almost everyone already has begun to work on their 5G technologies and many also have started providing the service, 5G isn’t planned to be commercially available worldwide before 2020.

The first 5G mobile devices are also yet to be introduced to the market, which preliminary should happen sometime during 2019. At the Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona earlier this spring, some carriers shared a bit of their 5G plans.

Representatives from Verizon said that they’re likely to roll out fixed 5G in late 2018 but didn’t give any timeline for “true” 5G mobile services. Unlike AT&T and T-Mobile’s use of rumored millimeter-wave bands, Verizon is said to be using home routers with fixed antennas to provide their service.