The hype cycle for 5G has officially crossed into mainstream with the GSMA Report on what 5G could be, and what clearly the GSMA is not. (For those who don’t know, the GSMA is the Groupe Speciale Mobile Association, an association of mobile operators and related companies devoted to supporting the standardizing, deployment and promotion of the GSM mobile telephone system).
First of all, let’s join the report in admitting that past generations were technology driven. 1G was analog, 2G was digital and 3G limped into supporting data services. 4G as a technology was the migration to supporting wireless IP from the cellular industry, and made smartphones something more than weak terminals. It is probably not surprising that 4G support has been gradual, but with the addition of VoLTE by Apple on the iPhone6, we can make the case that the chasm has been crossed and the transition is no longer a question of if, but rather when.
Now comes the problem of the hype. 5G as a technology is somewhat nebulous, having less to do with big transitions in protocols but more with deployment strategies. At the core of 5G will be beam forming and shaping the data. It can be a straight cellular play, or it can be a mix-and-match play...Read More
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