5G

I am sure, first question after seeing this 5G heading, that must be arise in your mind will be, what is this 5G? 

In order to understand 5G, we first need to understand cellular network that is also known by the term mobile network. A cellular network or mobile network is a wireless communication network provided by different telecommunication companies. Cellular network is based upon three different elements speed, flexibility (range) and portability. And this 5G represents to the speed and flexibility of cellular network. The G in this 5G stands for generation, and 5G means it's a fifth generation of wireless cellular connectivity. Almost 3 years ago, LTE also known as 4G came and shake the entire smartphone world by boosting speed and fastening the data transmission, so we are not totally unfamiliar of this concept. 5G introduces "air interfaces" which make it incompatible with the previous generation i.e. 4G. 1G offers 2.4 kbps, 2G offers 64 Kbps and is based on GSM, 3G offers 144 kbps-2 mbps whereas 4G offers 100 Mbps - 1 Gbps and now 5G, which brings three new aspects to the table: greater speed (to move more data), reduce latency (to be more responsive), and improve flexibility which will enables to connect a lot more devices at once (for sensors and smart devices). 5G technology has a theoretical peak speed of 20 Gbps, nineteen times more than the previous generation. 

5G is the key to the smarter world. 5G network will bring huge resolution for different kinds of industries at their different levels. 5G will have the ability to provide a wider network coverage, more stable internet connection and due to its fast speed data will be transferred from one place to another in milliseconds.    

5G will impact almost every type of industry. Like in the manufacturing industry 5G will increase the efficiency rate of production, by improving safety and lowering the maintenance and wastage cost. 5G technologies will create more innovative solutions in energy production, transmission, distribution, and usage. In the agriculture industry worldwide farmers use loT technology to maintain water supply systems in farms, fertilization, for livestock safety, and crop monitoring. 5G will enable real-time data collection, allowing farmers to monitor, track, and automate agricultural systems to increase profitability, efficiency, and safety. In retail and finance services industries 5G with its faster speed, will add a new feature of virtual reality (VR) dressing rooms and increased security will allow users to increasingly make transactions instantly on their devices, and make remote tellers a possibility. In the entertainment industry, 5G will bring new opportunities in mobile media, mobile advertising, home broadband, and TV, as well as interactive technologies like VR and augmented reality (AR). In transportation industry 5G will allow improved vehicle-to-vehicle communications, enabling more self-driving car testing and continuously allowing real time feed about traffic conditions or accidents.

5G will not only impact the technology but it will also have a very strong effect on our social lives. 5G will keep everything connected simultaneously in highly populated areas. In addition, it will enable communication between those devices, linking a smartphone to the garage door at home or the alarm clock to the coffee maker, so that we can wake up and find freshly brewed coffee. Now you can control what your children should watch by staying away from your home as well. Internet browsing and downloading your favorite movies is just one voice instruction away.

To avail the opportunity of using 5G, we need upgraded products that will fully absorb the features this new generation and grant us its perks.

So there is this, Cisco Systems. Cisco develops, manufactures and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment and other high-technology services and products, by acquiring the help of these different subordinate companies, OpenDNS, WebEx, Jabber and Jasper. Cisco specializes into specific tech markets, such as Internet of Things (IoT), domain security and energy management. Cisco is said to be the worldwide leaders of IT world, Networking and Cyber security solutions. And in order to maintain this image and to provide best services to their customers they need to compete with the market and introduce that product which will have the ability of adapting new network connections. In order to do so, Cisco is providing this automated, cloud-to-client, software-based network for 5G. Cisco ONE architecture is a cloud-first, software-defined architecture that spans enterprise and service provider deployments frequently this includes open roaming i.e. the opportunity of using the internet anywhere but within your cellular network area, between cellular and Wi-Fi, including the new Wi-Fi 6 (also known as 802.11ax), which shares several attributes with 5G architecture.

There is this, Aruba Networks, Aruba announced new enterprise networking solutions and AI software. On November 20, 2018, Aruba launches its first Wi-Fi 6 product. Also HPE and Samsung join forces to accelerate 5G adoption. To grow into a new market Aruba has started working on 5G technology. It is providing new radio & new spectrum, Small cells, licensed & unlicensed spectrum on which 5G is accessible. Aruba is granting these products on Low data-rate options with network slicing & MEC and now can have control on everything with software.

Fully leveraging the potential of 5G requires a transformation of telecommunications networks towards an open-standards based architecture, including the replacement of the current proprietary edge appliances with virtual radio access networks (vRAN) running on standard-IT systems. With this collaboration, HPE and Samsung will combine their respective strengths in edge-to-core infrastructure, data management and radio networks to provide end-to-end solutions that enable a fast and smooth 5G transition. For the proof-of-concept, HPE, Intel, and TIM implemented the Radio Aware Video Optimization in a Fully Virtualized Network (RAVEN) architecture from the ETSI MEC PoC framework. The demo highlights the key components of MEC and virtual RAN, including a fully functional mobile edge cloud platform with mobile edge applications. It shows how TIM can use information from the radio network to monitor the video experience for individual subscribers and modify performance in real time. And it demonstrates how operators can use network slicing to increase service agility and flexibility.