Samsung claims 5G mobile breakthrough

[rikayla.livejournal.com]

Samsung Electronics said Monday it has made a breakthrough in developing mobile technology for fifth-generation networks, though it expects it will take years until the service is brought online for subscribers.

The South Korean company said it has found a way to transmit large volumes of data using a much higher frequency band than conventional ones in use, which would eventually allow users to send massive data files at a much faster speeds through their mobile devices, “practically without limitation.”

The technology could easily gain fans among phone users routinely sending and receiving large amounts of data. With 5G networks, for example, users would be able to send super-high-definition movie files in a matter of seconds, according to Samsung.

The fastest wireless technology in operation–4G or long-term evolution– has yet to be widely adopted world-wide, and the next immediate phase for the standard is likely to be a shift to “4.5G” networks, analysts say. Many networks still employ 3G.

Samsung has eyes on commercializing 5G technology by 2020, matching a recently set target by the European Union. The EU announced earlier this year a plan to invest 50 million euros in research to deliver 5G mobile technology by 2020.


Source: Korea Real Time

Comments

[mjspice.livejournal.com]

Whoa? Really??

[surfandlurk.livejournal.com]

I wonder if the phone will change too? I'm so tired of the same phone, new/different/improved features kind of thing that I'm starting to miss old phones. Too bad the phones I wanted to re-use are discountinued. :(

[supplanter.livejournal.com]

You know, the only thing I want from current smartphones is a place to put a dangly thing on. You know what I mean!?!? And I have a pair of oldish headphones for jogging with that fastens to that thing THAT NO LONGER EXISTS ON THESE FLAT SLABS

[thebluemonk.livejournal.com]

dammit samsung, i just got 4g!



IM GOING BACK TO PIGEONS.

[atelierlune.livejournal.com]

Keep it real. It's smoke signals or nothing

[k0dama.livejournal.com]

How is this news when there aren't any standards to measure against what is 3G, 4G, or 5G?
Might as well publish news on how "these phones can play angry birds really really fast instead of just really fast!!"

[bloodyhanie.livejournal.com]

Damn it Samsung... I cant catch up with you guys, really....

[runandtelldat.livejournal.com]

I'm so over Samsung being all innovative after I upgrade. Can a bitch just bask in her old-new technology before you starting creating more groundbreaking shit? Hot damn.

[exo-cath.livejournal.com]

omg hopefully I'll be able to get this when I upgrade

[yingmoon26.livejournal.com]

Canada's wireless networks can't handle this.
We'd be paying $100 CAD to download a movie. It would literally be "WHOOPS JUST USED MY 5 GB LIMIT IN 5 SECONDS."

[rikayla.livejournal.com]

ugh, canada's mobile industry is a fucking mess. and even that's an understatement.

[yingmoon26.livejournal.com]

I KNOW. It's so expensive. When I was in HK for 8 months it was so good and I was just on a prepaid SIM card bought at a convenience store. I envy their mobile plansssssss

[rikayla.livejournal.com]

like seriously. $65 CAD for 500 MBs per month.
it's ridiculous how the government doesn't do anything about it >___>"