Samsung tests 5G technology to download movies in a second

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Samsung tests 5G technology to download movies in a second

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics on Monday said it had successfully tested super-fast fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology that would eventually allow users to download an entire movie in one second.
The South Korean giant said the test had witnessed data transmission of more than one gigabyte per second over a distance of two kilometres.

The new technology, which will not be ready for the commercial market before 2020 at the earliest, would offer transmitting speeds "up to several hundred times faster" than existing 4G networks, it said in a statement.

That will permit users to "transmit massive data files including high quality digital movies practically without limitation", it said.

"As a result, subscribers will be able to enjoy a wide range of services such as 3D movies and games, real-time streaming of ultra high-definition (UHD) content, and remote medical services," it added.

Samsung said it had found a way to harness millimeter-wave bands which have proved to be a sticking point for the mobile industry to date.

The test used 64 antenna elements, which the tech titan said overcame the issue of "unfavourable propagation characteristics" that have prevented data travelling across long distances using the bands.

One of the most wired countries on earth, South Korea already has around 20 million 4G users.
Samsung tests 5G technology to download movies in a second - The Times of India

 

[danger007]

koreans are crazy.... 5g

 

[Ayush]

cool news..

 

[IamINDIA]

hail to the south Koreans.

 

[Parul]

Amazing

 

[A.Rafay]

If they tested it then why not commercialize it before 2020! Downloading movies in a second would be cool.

 

[Bobby]

Chinese will copy and bring 6G

 

[Ozturk10]

Samsung FTW. I've only ever used Iphones but I upgraded to the Galaxy S4 last Friday. What a phone!

 

[Abingdonboy]

The trouble with us humans is that we are always wanting more and never enjoying what we have today. This 5G sounds good and we'll all be wanting it desperately but when we get it, we'll become accustomed to it and then want even MORE! Look at how far mobile phones have come in the past decade, if we were told 10 years back that we could watch streamed films on our mobiles or they'd all be touch-screen etc etc we wouldn't have believed you. Now we have them we are finding faults and asking for yet MORE!

 

[koolio]

Samsung FTW. I've only ever used Iphones but I upgraded to the Galaxy S4 last Friday. What a phone!

I have also bought a Samsung galaxy S4, and I was really impressed, My friend who has got an Iphone 5 was really impressed when he had a look at my S4.

 

[hunter_hunted]

Ahh now we can have hentai in a second. Praise the technology