Open AccessThe 5G Wave
Author(s) -
Steve Halford
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
marine technology society journal/marine technology society journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.23
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1948-1209
pISSN - 0025-3324
DOI - 10.4031/mtsj.53.5.15
Subject(s) - software deployment , telecommunications , the internet , extremely high frequency , key (lock) , wireless , business model , computer science , industrial internet , mobile telephony , mobile internet , mobile broadband , engineering , computer security , mobile radio , internet of things , business , world wide web , marketing , operating system
Reliable access to the Internet through a mobile high-speed wireless communications network is an achievement of modern engineering that has changed how people communicate. The advent of a mobile, Internet-enabled economy has created new business models and touched all segments of the business world. Many predict that the deployment of 5G will result in a new wave of changes as the communications backbone for what is referred to as the fourth industrial revolution. This article provides a high-level overview of how 5G relates to previous technologies and the key technical features of 5G that support new applications within different industries. In addition, this article provides insights into the use of advanced antenna techniques, millimeter Wave (mmWave) frequencies, and the security of 5G.