Jakarta Globe, Agence France-Presse, May 13, 2013
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| A Samsung outdoor advertisement sits atop an office building in Seoul, in this April 5, 2013 file photo. The South Korean giant said Monday it had successfully tested super-fast fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology. (Reuters Photo/Lee Jae-won) |
Samsung
Electronics said Monday it had successfully tested super-fast fifth-generation
(5G) wireless technology that would eventually allow users to download an
entire movie in one second.
The South
Korean giant said the test had witnessed data transmission of more than one
gigabyte per second over a distance of two kilometers.
The new
technology, which will not be ready for the commercial market before 2020 at
the earliest, would offer transmitting speeds “up to several hundred times
faster” than existing 4G networks, it said in a statement.
That will
permit users to “transmit massive data files including high quality digital
movies practically without limitation”, it said.
“As a
result, subscribers will be able to enjoy a wide range of services such as 3D
movies and games, real-time streaming of ultra high-definition (UHD) content,
and remote medical services,” it added.
Samsung
said it had found a way to harness millimeter-wave bands which have proved to
be a sticking point for the mobile industry to date.
The test
used 64 antenna elements, which the tech titan said overcame the issue of
“unfavorable propagation characteristics” that have prevented data travelling
across long distances using the bands.
One of the
most wired countries on earth, South Korea already has around 20 million 4G
users.
Agence France-Presse
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