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From phones and computers, to smart homes, IoT, and autonomous cars — this is how 5G will impact our world.
Super-fast phone data speeds. Self-driving cars. Smarter homes. Streaming movies, music, and games with zero lag. These are just a some of the new and improved technologies we can expect to see in our lives in the near future, and tying them all together is a next-generation network known as 5G. As with 4G and 3G before it, 5G will deliver faster speeds for all of our devices, but that’s just one part of the story. 5G will allow our devices and services — the Internet of Things, or IOT — to interconnect seamlessly. Things that were once complex to operate and manage, like autonomous cars, drones, and the smart home, will become easier to use and manage at a massive scale. Here’s everything you need to know about 5G.
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