While most of us are still trying to get our hands on a proper device with a decent 4G connection, AT&T is all set to introduce 5G internet connections. According to the company, Texas and Indianapolis will get 5G network by the end of this year.
Insane speeds.
Rumors say that the speeds of a 5G connection will be faster than current fiber network speeds. Mobile data connections would take a long time to catch up to those speeds. According to AT&T, 5G speeds are expected to go over 400Mbps and even up to 1Gbps in a few select areas.
More than a network connection.
The company’s decision to offer 5G to all its customers is not just a new network plan. It’s just a part of an upgrade called Indigo. With this new upgrade, AT&T will make its services more responsive and reduce loading times. By 2020, over 75% of the company will be running under software-defined networking and machine learning.
Open at the source.
According to reports from AT&T, the company also has plans to open-source its network platform which is called ECOMP. This will let other companies adopt and build on AT&T’s technology.
Still too early.
Though it all sounds fancy and tempting, 5G is still in its early stages. It’ll be more than a year before it becomes anything as common as 4G is now. Besides, the 5G technology still doesn’t have a mobile standard, which could take a long time.
To be honest, though, even in the current mobile-age, when 5G comes to the market, people wouldn’t be queuing up for it anytime soon. For most people, 4G is good enough. For now, at least.
