INTRODUCTION
Self-driving cars, robot doctors controlled remotely conducting surgeries and celebrity holograms will no longer be scenes from futuristic sci-fi movies. With the implementation of 5G, we will see life imitating art with endless opportunities for this transition into a more connected and automated world. Asimov would be proud.
5G has consistently dominated headlines since the beginning of 2019, promising faster speeds, lower latency and better connectivity for mobile internet. The expectation that 5G will revolutionise the world as we know it is high, especially where the internet is playing an increasingly larger role. According to the 2019 Industry Performance Report by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission ("MCMC"), the mobile broadband subscription in Malaysia increased from 39.45 million in 2018 to about 43.48 million in 2019.
WHAT IS 5G?
So, what is 5G? The term 5G merely denotes the fifth generation of mobile network with the 'G' in 5G being an abbreviation for 'generation'. There is no universal definition for 5G but it is perhaps more precise to explain 5G as a combination of several key technologies with the objective to achieve the result of faster speed, lower latency and ability to connect more devices at the same time. The interest surrounding 5G stems from its potential for use in Internet of Things ("IoT"), smart vehicles, smart cities and enabling control of remote devices.
The standards for 5G are being developed by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), known as the IMT-2020 standard. The 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) industry standard group is also developing a standard for a new air interface known as the 5G NR (New Radio).
Key Technologies of 5G
The foundation of mobile network technology is radio frequencies. However, the spectrum of radio frequency by itself is ..
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