Real world 4G vs. 5G test shows 14x bandwidth increase

Re:Real world 4G vs. 5G test shows 14x bandwidth increase by dx034 on Thursday February 15, 2018 @09:13AM (#16384079)

What standard is this now? Last time I tried to read up on 5G, it was described as a collection of ideas for a new standard rather than one specific technology. IS this still the case (i.e. different companies work on competing technologies) or does 5G by now mean the same for all companies?

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Re:Real world 4G vs. 5G test shows 14x bandwidth increase by Nokinside on Thursday February 15, 2018 @09:54AM (#16384435)

5G New Radio (5G NR) OFDM-based air interface was completed Dec 20, 2017.

There are still work to do but you will see small scale deployments at the end of 2018 and first phones and consumer devices start to arrive 2019-2020.

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Re:Real world 4G vs. 5G test shows 14x bandwidth increase by twodayslate on Thursday February 15, 2018 @12:01PM (#16385582)

http://www.3gpp.org/about-3gpp/about-3gpp has information about the generations of mobile systems. 5G will be the latest generation and isn't 100% formalized.

> The introduction of 5G will be the result of improvements in LTE, LTE-Advanced and LTE Pro, but this will soon be followed by a major technology step, with the prospect of an entirely new air interface. The first drop of 'New Radio' features, in Release 15, will form the first Phase of 5G deployments.

> Full compliance with the ITU’s IMT-2020 requirements is anticipated with the completion of 3GPP Release 16 at the end of 2019 - In Phase 2 of the 3GPP 5G effort.

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Re:Real world 4G vs. 5G test shows 14x bandwidth increase by kevincennis on Thursday February 15, 2018 @09:21AM (#16384130)

No, all these deployments are considered "pre-standard" 5G.

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Re:Real world 4G vs. 5G test shows 14x bandwidth increase by msh on Thursday February 15, 2018 @11:21AM (#16385198)

No, the 5G NR standard was finalized in december of 2017.

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Re:Real world 4G vs. 5G test shows 14x bandwidth increase by avian on Thursday February 15, 2018 @12:10PM (#16385652)

Do you have any link with more information on that?

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Re:Real world 4G vs. 5G test shows 14x bandwidth increase by msh on Thursday February 15, 2018 @12:29PM (#16385800)

https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2017/12/20/16803326/5g...

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Re:Real world 4G vs. 5G test shows 14x bandwidth increase by dx034 on Thursday February 15, 2018 @09:47AM (#16384365)

In that case it would be helpful if news articles described what the company actually did. Maybe they don't understand themselves but any speed claim is useless without knowledge about the underlying technology.

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