{"id":27218,"date":"2021-04-26T11:56:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T09:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cocus.com\/why-is-the-5g-standard-different-from-previous-mobile-communication-standards\/"},"modified":"2023-11-17T11:20:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T09:20:52","slug":"why-is-the-5g-standard-different","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cocus.com\/en\/why-is-the-5g-standard-different\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is the 5G standard different from previous mobile communication standards?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27218\" class=\"elementor elementor-27218 elementor-27186\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64f56580 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default lottie-bg-no\" data-id=\"64f56580\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_lottie_background&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2226542f lottie-bg-no\" data-id=\"2226542f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_lottie_background&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-654f9ad1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"654f9ad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">5G is a buzzword that has been circulating through the media for quite a while now, but not everyone can relate to the &#8220;5G standard&#8221;. 5G is the fifth generation of mobile networks, which represents a further development of the proven 4G LTE technology, primarily for industrial applications. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b398226 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b398226\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">But where exactly is the difference now? <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-683d586 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default lottie-bg-no\" data-id=\"683d586\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_lottie_background&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-521ea1d lottie-bg-no\" data-id=\"521ea1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_lottie_background&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7800ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7800ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The developments of the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> mobile communications <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> previous developments (2G, 3G and 4G) focused almost exclusively on the further development of communications services for consumers. For example, the focus was on improving Internet usage, creating higher data transfer speeds, adding video streaming, and adding improved wireless connectivity.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With 5G, the target group now goes far beyond consumers; <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the 5G standard <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> offers great <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cocus.com\/en\/5g-use-cases-innovation-in-the-industry\/\">opportunities<\/a> especially for the needs of companies, cities, utilities and many more. This is because the technology ties in with the steps towards Industry 4.0, which started with the introduction of 4G, and thus raises the Internet of Things (IoT) and the previous M2M (machine-to-machine) communication to a new level.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ac8ae8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default lottie-bg-no\" data-id=\"0ac8ae8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_lottie_background&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-774c588 lottie-bg-no\" data-id=\"774c588\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_lottie_background&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75be24c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75be24c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current and future benefits of the 5G standard<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2740299 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2740299\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"966\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cocus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/04_Cocus_Blog_5G_Standard_04_Image01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-27196\" alt=\"Characteristics of the private 5G network: 10\u00d7 higher speed up to 20 Gbit\/s, higher security standard through encryption, 10\u00d7 lower latency under 5 milliseconds, 100\u00d7 higher density up to 100,000 connections per km\u00b2, demand-oriented provisioning via network slicing, higher network availability with a target value of 99.999%.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cocus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/04_Cocus_Blog_5G_Standard_04_Image01.jpg 966w, https:\/\/www.cocus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/04_Cocus_Blog_5G_Standard_04_Image01-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cocus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/04_Cocus_Blog_5G_Standard_04_Image01-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cocus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/04_Cocus_Blog_5G_Standard_04_Image01-200x130.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cocus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/04_Cocus_Blog_5G_Standard_04_Image01-400x260.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.cocus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/04_Cocus_Blog_5G_Standard_04_Image01-600x390.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.cocus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/04_Cocus_Blog_5G_Standard_04_Image01-800x520.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1eb4339 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default lottie-bg-no\" data-id=\"1eb4339\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_lottie_background&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e52906c lottie-bg-no\" data-id=\"e52906c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_lottie_background&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-211835b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"211835b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The new <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">5G standard<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> enables faster download and upload speeds, lower latency and higher data load capacity, bringing many advantages, especially for Industry 4.0. More and more, network evolution is moving toward seamless, real-time connectivity, with data downloads improving from the previously possible 4G peak data rate of 2 Gbps to the 5G peak data rate of up to 10 Gbps. All of this translates into better connectivity, higher mobility, and faster speeds for businesses and their industrial needs &#8211; leading to endless new opportunities and applications. Because the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">5G standard<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">and enterprise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cocus.com\/en\/5g-mobile-private-network-independent-5g-network\/\">campus networks<\/a> are the perfect solution for mobile communications wherever the requirements for availability, performance,<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">network<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">coverage<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, mobility and security exceed the capabilities of existing (WLAN) networks.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 5G standard is a further development of the proven 4G LTE technology. But what exactly is different now? 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