5G and IOT-Convergence
The 1G Mobile network was all about Voice. 2G was about voice and texting .3G was about voice, texting and data. 4G was everything in 3G but with enhanced speed . Now is 5G , where the speeds are much faster than 4G. This large speed is what makes it more capable to induct in applications which are real time needy and critical.
5G is more than just speed, its unique combination of high speed connectivity , very low latency and ubiquitous coverage will support smart vehicles and transport infrastructure like connected cars, trucks and buses where a split second delay could lead to a disaster.
5G will enable us to control more devices remotely in applications where the real time network performance is critical , such as remote control of critical equipment's in hazardous conditions/ terrain there by improving worker safety and even remote surgery .
Telecom operators have already excelled in connecting people all around the globe , but they now have the task to connect the devices and make them real smart and for this to happen the speeds provided by the 5G networks are critical as they would ensure a low delay between the device to device or device to human response.
Thanks to the so-called “3G” cellular standard, using mobile data with a cell phone were made possible, as 3G was the main driver to produce smartphones at the time. The fourth generation of mobile network standards was created sometime later. Thanks to “LTE”, the data transfer rates have increased massively.
Up until today, LTE is the most popular and most-used network. Speeds of up to 100 megabits per second are no problem for the network and are already a reality in many areas of the economy and society. It is even possible to modify the LTE bandwidths to ultimately reach download speeds of up to 4000 megabits per second.Looking to the future, however, LTE will not suffice to meet the standards and expectations of new technologies. LTE was primarily designed and optimized for use on smartphones, whereas 5G will be the mobile standard for all connected Things.
5G IoT reaches new dimensions in all aspects. The data throughput in the new network should reach up to 20 gigabits per second and allow shorter response times. As a piquant comparison, the first cell phone with 1G network connectivity is eight million times less than a 5G network.With 5G, it will also be possible to transmit data in real-time. This means that 100 billion mobile devices around the world would be accessible at the same time. In other words, a connection density of approximately one million devices per square kilometer. At the same time, the new technology brings an increase in the relative movement speed. This means that connection quality will be much more stable up to a speed of 500 kilometers per hour, which will bring enormous benefits, especially for rail travelers.
Regardless of smartphones, increasing amounts of data are inevitable in other areas of application. The numbers don’t just sound huge, they are huge. For these reasons and many others, 5G IoT will become the new key technology of connectivity.The continuous data exchange between machines, systems, robots, and people will become an integral part of industrial production. The number of connected devices and parts will increase enormously. For example, the control units of industrial robots are addressed in real-time–and error probabilities are ultimately reducible to a minimum. For example, the driverless courier service would therefore be able to always pick up the materials on time at the loading and unloading points of the machines.
Wikipedia has a nice definition which explains IoT as:
the network of physical objects — devices, vehicles, buildings and other items — embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity that enables these objects to collect and exchange data.
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