5G technology promises much faster data transmission rates and much lower latency times compared to previous mobile internet networks.
Apart from faster download rates, it can also be used to power networks in various industries such as manufacturing, automation and automotive in the future.
The average 5G speed was previously seen around 20Gb/s or 2.5GB/s. Recently, Samsung reportedly introduced a new 5G network technology called E-UTRAN New Radio Dual Connectivity (EN-DC) which combines frequencies from 4G and 5G networks to increase the speed and coverage of the 5G network.
Specifically, Samsung combines 400MHz frequencies on the 4G network and 800MHz on the 5G mmWave spectrum to get data transmission speeds as fast as 5.23Gb/s or 650MB /s.
Samsung used a combination of 4G/5G combined network core equipment and 4G and 5G base stations, along with the Samsung Galaxy S20 device as the device of choice for testing this network.
This suggests that 5G networks, although currently exhibiting very fast data transmission rates, are still only in their infancy phase.
Apart from the increase in data transmission rate, this combination of new technologies also shows improvements in terms of quality as well as network coverage, where mmWave technology is well known for the smallest and lowest coverage compared to the other 5G modes.
With testing by companies like Samsung, we seem to be seeing improvements in terms of speed and latency that can be used in economic sectors as well as industries that require large and fast data transmission rates.
