#5gvs4g

5G or 5th generation of internet determines the high-speed mobile connectivity. The URLLC (Ultra-Reliable) and Low Latency Communication) within 5G facilitate the increasing requirement for high-speed communication by connected things and smart cities. 5G uses millimeter waves to offers speeds up to 20 gigabits per seconds, which is much higher than the current 4G system. However, according to the country level infrastructure the speed and operational bandwidth of 5G is expected to stand between 1.4 Gb/second to 3.5 Gb/second.

Currently, a few cities in the US, Western Europe are adopting 5G services. However, Asian and Middle Eastern countries namely, China, Japan, Indonesia, Qatar, UAE, India are expected to become leading adopters of 5G by 2020.

5G technology hotspots globally:

Western European and the US are expected to become the primary adopters of 5g for commercial purposes.

European Union is more likely to become the leading adopter of 5G considering the government push for enabling 5G by 2020; followed by the US, with a greater number of vendors announced to launch 5G by H1 2019.

5G vs 4G:

Despite the high speed of connectivity, 5G will result in a high cost of ownership for enterprises and telecom companies. The current enterprise communication is based on MPLS/3G/4G networks, which is currently undergoing a heavy disruption due to the push for 5G.

the smartphone manufacturers have already started producing 5G supporting mobile devices, which will immediately disrupt smart cities and smart transportation markets.

The range of 5G is way lesser than 4G, which will limit its initial implementations only in Smart Cities and Enterprise connectivity

Making enterprises 5G ready by upgrading the enterprise networks can be a lucrative opportunity however, it is a cost-intensive effort, also 5G is currently at pilot state in a couple of countries globally. So, adopting 4G connectivity along with centralized bandwidth management would be a cost-effective move in 2019.

5G will improve mobile to edge connectivity by transforming local devices as servers, which will partially address enterprise server needs but will open up the market for device connectivity and security.