You may have heard about 5G; it is a cellular network that could make your phone faster.
But researchers are looking for new ways to use the technology, and it may change the way you live.
5G is going to be a big deal. The next generation of wireless technology is lightning quick, making your phone 10 times faster than 4G, according to industry expectations.
But what else is possible?
That’s what researchers want to find out.
Ericsson teamed up with King’s College London to look for new ways to use 5G.
Think remote surgery–with virtual reality gloves, paving the way for doctors to operate on a patient on the other side of the world via a robot.
Or you could be digitizing a piano player’s hands to help teach people how to play remotely.
It may even power self-driving cars and smart cities.
Right now, Verizon, AT&T, T-mobile, and Sprint are developing and testing 5G network technology.
The faster connection may come in the not-so-distant future.
The wireless industry expects 5G networks to launch in 2020.