Samsung hails 5G technology tests

[Jazzy]

Samsung has developed "ultra-high speed" fifth-generation technology that could allow users to download an entire film in a second, the electronics giant has said.

The South Korean firm has successfully tested new equipment which it hopes will transmit data several hundred times faster than existing 4G networks.

It claims subscribers could use the technology to download high-quality digital films "practically without limitation" and watch 3D movies or stream high-definition programmes in real-time.

Samsung believes its new transceiver is the world's first device capable of providing "ubiquitous" 5G broadband - and hopes to bring the service to customers by 2020.

It announced the development after conducting a test where data was transmitted at speeds of more than one gigabit per second over a distance of up to two kilometres. Customers using 4G services - currently provided in the UK by EE - access average speeds of between eight and 12 megabits per second (Mbps).

"The new technology sits at the core of 5G mobile communications system and will provide data transmission up to several hundred times faster than current 4G networks," Samsung said in a blog post.

The company believes the equipment could provide a solution to recent surges in wireless internet usage.

It added: "Samsung's new technology will allow users to transmit massive data files including high-quality digital movies practically without limitation. As a result, subscribers will be able to enjoy a wide range of services such as 3D movies and games, real-time streaming of ultra high-definition (UHD) content, and remote medical services."

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What do you think?

 

[Crusader]

The last I heard some people here in the UK were developing 5G and that it wouldn't be ready for another 10 years...

 

[Jazzy]

Customers using 4G services - currently provided in the UK by EE - access average speeds of between eight and 12 megabits per second (Mbps).

Wow, look what EE's been up to!

 

[Crusader]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19871065

 

[Evil Eye]

I'm sure it'll be many years before this is affordable

Wow, look what EE's been up to!

Heh, if only.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Im sure 5G wont take 10 years to develop. We'll see it when it gets here. Sooner or later.