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a breakthrough that the world was eagerly business landscape, and the world became
waiting for some time. Moreover, people didn’t
have a comparable set of data points, so they
quickly embraced the technology across the
globe. And then, as they say-rest is history...!
2G was first launched in Finland sometime
in 1991 with Global System for Mobile
Communication (GSM), and that became the
standard protocol for second generation digital
devices across the world. For the first time, the
calls could be encrypted, and digital voice calls
were significantly clearer.
Then came the era of 3G (4 times faster than
2G), which was launched by NTT DoCoMo,
Japan. It not only made international roaming
a real possibility but introduced the world to
new services such as video conferencing and
video streaming. We also witnessed the launch
of one of the most revolutionised products
in the history of telecom-smart phones,
particularly with the launch of iPhone in 2007;
the world was being introduced to a network
capability that by any stretch of imagination,
was not even a remote possibility a few years
ago! All of a sudden, it revolutionised the
Mobile phones are only one area to feel the benefits of 5G technology
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our playground!
Millions of consumers were anxiously
waiting for the next wave, and a
breakthrough in this field was witnessed
when 4G (our current generation) was
introduced. It was the first time deployed in
Sweden in 2009, and with this, high-quality
video streaming and gaming services became
a real possibility!
Quantum jump ahead
Let’s switch gears and talk about the quantum
jump in technology that we would be
witnessing in 2021 & beyond through the 5G
prism.
5G would begin to impact a wide range
of industries and sectors. Every other
new technology you have heard about –
the Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain.
Augmented reality, Autonomous vehicles,
Drones, Quantum computing, Robots that
perform quick, painless surgeries… all these
disruptive trends have remained stuck in
their infancies, they would been nothing but
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