FASTER TECH
Dec 11, 2019
3 minutes
By Jennifer Alsever
ILLUSTRATIONS BY KIM SIELBECK
If you think we live in a society of instant gratification, just wait until 5G, the fifth-generation wireless network, reaches major cities worldwide.
But first, let’s pause to ask a crucial question: Why 5G? First-generation wireless gave us voice. Then 2G added text, and 3G enabled basic mobile computing. With 4G, we got higher speeds and zillions of apps to help us work and play while we’re using our phones. 5G opens the floodgates to download speeds of one gigabit per
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