The evolution of networking

Qualcomm (https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2017/05/16/private-lte-networks-industrial-iot-how-spectrum-sharing-will-expand-lte) has been one of the pioneers in highlighting the emergence of private Long-Term Evolution (LTE) networks for Industrial Internet infrastructure and applications. The fifth-generation mobile networks or fifth-generation wireless systems, abbreviated as 5G, are the next proposed telecommunications standards beyond the current 4G standard. Carriers in the United States are targeting 2020 for widespread deployment of 5G technology. Marc Tracey, a Verizon spokesman, said, "Basically, 5G will provide a wider pipeline and faster lanes" for data-rich applications as such as IoT. However, until ...

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