Complete 5G solutions aren’t something that you’ll be seeing in phones or networks any time soon regardless of what you may see in the headlines or companies are claiming. In fact, the first official release of the 5G standard isn’t likely to be finalized until 2018, at which point true 5G networks will very likely not roll out until 2020. However, due to the increased demand for added capacity and throughput, certain parties are getting impatient and want to push up the implementation of specific 5G technologies to as soon as 2018. What we are more likely to see is that specific 5G technologies will get adopted sooner than others as the spectrum and technology allow. Part of the introduction of 5G includes the use of higher frequency signals that can range anywhere from 3.5 GHz to 60+ GHz, much higher than current 4G LTE networks. As a result, the companies in the wireless industry are moving up their time tables and preparing for 5G sooner due to the demand for increased capacity and faster throughput. On Tuesday, Qualcomm recently held an industry analyst day to explain and demonstrate the company’s vision for 5G. Representing Moor Insights & Strategy were Anshel Sag who covers mobile and wireless and Mike Krell who covers Industrial IoT.

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