Telecommunications

5G networks

The fifth generation of mobile networks and its key technologies.

Terms

5 terms

  • 5G

    5G is the fifth generation of cellular mobile networks, defined by 3GPP New Radio, offering higher capacity, lower latency and support for massive IoT.

  • 5G NR

    5G NR (5G New Radio) is the 3GPP air interface of 5G networks, defining how devices and base stations exchange data over radio from sub-6 GHz…

  • 5G SA

    5G SA (standalone) is a 5G mobile network that uses a 5G core and 5G radio end to end, enabling network slicing, low latency and new…

  • mmWave

    mmWave in 5G networks is the millimeter-wave spectrum above 24 GHz that delivers very wide channels and multi-gigabit speeds over short, line-of-sight links.

  • Network slicing

    Network slicing in 5G networks divides one shared physical network into isolated logical networks, each tuned for a specific service, customer or traffic type.