New tech in cellular networks for connected cars By Aditya Abeysinghe 5G and 6G networks 5th Generation (5G) networks are the next generation of networks after 4th Generation (4G) networks. 4G is currently used as the wireless spectrum in most areas and offers most of the wireless functions we use currently. However, 5G provides faster connectivity speed and low latent connections that are typically used for real-time systems. 5G uses different networking concepts compared to that of 4G. For example, it uses millimeter wave technology that enables Gigabytes of data per second to be transferred and it uses massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antennas to serve a large capacity of users. 6th Generation (6G) networks are still in the research stage and will be the generation after 5G networks. 6G networks will support up to about 1 Terabyte of data per second to be transferred. To transfer data faster ...

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