A 3D illustration of fiber optic cables. Credit: Christoph Bergstedt / iStockWe are in for an information revolution. Engineers in Japan demolished the world record for the fastest internet speed, reaching a data transmission rate of 319 Terabits per second (Tb/s), according to a paper presented at the International Conference on Optical Fiber Communications...
5G means fifth-generation cellular network technology, and the technology allows wireless communication. For example, from your cellphone to a cell tower, which conducts it to the internet. 5G is a network service offered by telecommunications providers and is not the exact same thing as the 5 GHz band on your Wi-Fi router.5G presents an...
Flight passengers may soon have the ability to link to their family members and colleagues on land through low-orbit telecommunication satellites.Speeds will likely approach those on land, significantly improving the service currently offered by geostationary satellites.On March 19, 2021, communications company OneWeb confirmed a contract to provide Wi-Fi on airplanes with SatixFy, a British...
Several 5G technologies continue to be seen as the wild west in material, design development.5G, or the fifth-generation technology standard for mobile broadband networks, is promoted as having arrived to bring us ultrafast download speeds, an end to dropped phone calls and buffering, and better connectivity to progress self-driving vehicle development, remote surgery, and...
