Is 4G or 5G better?

5G Ultra Wideband is the next stage in building a better network. 5G runs on a much higher frequency than 4G, which provides users with a much larger bandwidth . That means in a world where everyone is using data with unlimited plans, Verizon can support their users without any of them losing service.

5G adds more capacity, more ”space” to use, which means that there’s more room for everyone and that their devices get higher data speeds . This is important because data traffic grows at about 60% per year as people stream more video and use more connected services.

Millimeter wave is the “best” 5G. If you download a 4GB file, like a movie, you might be able to do that in about 5 minutes and 19 seconds on today’s fastest 4G LTE networks (assuming a 100Mbps connection). On a mmWave high-band 5G connection, that same movie would take only 32 seconds (assuming 1000Mbps).

5G has the potential to be 100 times faster than 4G , with a top theoretical speed around 20 Gbps and current, real-world speeds from 50 Mbps to 3 Gbps. … There are three main flavors of 5G, and each one has its own speed. The so-called low-band 5G is somewhat faster than 4G with performance around 50-250 Mbps.22 Ara 2020