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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi All, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If you would like to follow the Computer Science & Technology Division on Face Book and receive useful information like in the below message. 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With 5G, however, things are going to be a little different. To be clear, you don't need to know the details of how 5G works to enjoy the potential speed increases and other cool capabilities it eventually will offer. However, you do need to be aware of some 5G basics to really understand what future smartphones, connected devices, and carrier plans are going to offer - and how they'll differ. Learning a bit about how 5G works - and why not all 5G is the same - also helps to put some big recent business developments into context. Specifically, the key reasons Apple just spent $1 billion to purchase Intel's modem business and why wireless spectrum issues were one of the key reasons the merger between Sprint and T-Mobile was just approved by the Department of Justice make much more sense once you understand the technology. First, some fundamentals. The basics Like all cellular networks, the newly launched 5G networks use analog radio signals at various frequencies to transmit data and voice signals from cell towers or other transmitters to your phone or any other broadband wireless connected device. A component called a modem, that's built into all these devices, receives the signal via integrated antennas and other elements, and converts that signal into digital form. Conversely, when you send a text, browse a web site, make a voice call, etc., the modem takes the digital signal from inside your device, converts it to analog form, and then sends it via your device's antennas back out to the network. In other words, modems are absolutely essential devices for smartphones and other devices and that's why Apple chose to purchase Intel's 5G modem business. One of the primary differences with 5G is the frequencies that are used to transmit those signals to and from the cellular networks. While all existing 3G and 4G phones in the US use frequencies that are below 3GHz, most of the action in 5G will be at higher frequencies. This is critically important because radio signals at different frequencies function in very different ways. As you may recall from your high school science classes (ahem), higher frequency signals don't travel as far as lower-frequency ones. Think about listening to a concert or other music source off in the distance. You only hear the lower bass tones, not the higher ones. One of the primary reasons this occurs is higher frequencies have shorter wavelengths than lower frequencies. Why shorter is better A key benefit of these shorter wavelengths on cellular networks is the ability to transfer data at faster rates - in the case of certain 5G frequencies as much as 60 times as fast as the average rate that current 4G LTE networks have across the US.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Should you buy 5G devices then? As you can see, there's a lot to know about 5G but now that you have a better understanding of the technology behind it, you can see why it makes more sense to wait until second-generation devices come around before you jump in. One more important point to make, however, is that, unlike previous cellular network transitions, 5G won't completely replace 4G. It will, instead, work on top of and alongside it. In fact, one of the least appreciated benefits of the move to 5G is that it's making all of our 4G networks better. As part of the process of installing 5G-capable equipment into their networks, the big carriers also are upgrading their existing 4G LTE equipment to take advantage of a development known as LTE Advanced (which AT&T confusingly calls 5Ge). Many newer smartphones already have 4G LTE Advanced-capable modems built in, so in many areas of the country, it's already possible to get download speeds of up to 150 Mbps, which is five times as fast as the national average. This is one of the many reasons 4G networks and 4G devices will continue to be useful for many more years. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:white'>_._,_._,_<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Groups.io Links:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>You receive all messages sent to this group. <o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://groups.io/g/Apple411/message/318" target="_blank">View/Reply Online (#318)</a> | <a href="mailto:Apple411@groups.io?subject=Re:%20%5BApple411%5D%20Explanation%20of%205G%20And%20What%20Future%20Smartphones%2C%20Connected%20Devices%2C%20and%20Carrier%20Plans%20Are%20Going%20To%20Offer%3A%20Rita%27s%20iDevice%20Advice%20for%20August%2019%2C%202019" target="_blank">Reply To Group</a> | <a href="mailto:ritahowells@att.net?subject=Private:%20Re:%20%5BApple411%5D%20Explanation%20of%205G%20And%20What%20Future%20Smartphones%2C%20Connected%20Devices%2C%20and%20Carrier%20Plans%20Are%20Going%20To%20Offer%3A%20Rita%27s%20iDevice%20Advice%20for%20August%2019%2C%202019" target="_blank">Reply To Sender</a> | <a href="https://groups.io/mt/32959710/16874" target="_blank">Mute This Topic</a> | <a href="https://groups.io/g/Apple411/post">New Topic</a><br><br><a href="https://groups.io/g/Apple411/editsub/16874">Your Subscription</a> | <a href="mailto:Apple411+owner@groups.io">Contact Group Owner</a> | <a href="https://groups.io/g/Apple411/leave/4018535/295714233/xyzzy">Unsubscribe</a> [cookcafe@sc.rr.com]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:white'>_._,_._,_<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>