Will 5G ever be widespread?

The super-fast technology reached more customers this year than expected and will cover about 60% of the global population by 2026 , according to a report last month from Ericsson. That makes 5G the fastest-deployed mobile network ever, the Swedish networking giant said.

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In which year 5G will come?

Recently, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has said that the major cities in India— Gurugram, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Delhi, Jamnagar, Ahmadabad, Chennai, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Pune, and Gandhi Nagar would be among the first cities to enjoy 5G services in 2022 .

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Is 5G going to be big?

5G is also expected to be a big deal in powering the Industrial Internet of Things , or the IIoT, which is one of the largest subsets of the IoT. As IoT systems become enabled by 5G, industrial processes should improve and more opportunities for innovation should arise.

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How small is 5G?

There are different types of 5G small cells; femtocells, picocells, and microcells, all providing different coverage limits. Broadly speaking, femtocells reach 10 meters, picocells 200 meters, and microcells around two kilometers .

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