Wireless technology in the form of cell phones and their supporting networks has been a part of personal communications for almost five decades, now reaching its fifth generation (5G). From humble analog first-generation systems, cellular networks have become increasingly complex, with great expectations for 5G wireless networks to connect billions of people and things at speeds never possible with wireless networks.
The new 5G networks aren’t being introduced to replace 4G LTE wireless networks, but rather to work with them, adding capacity and functionality to reduce dropped calls and speed data download rates. However, with so many wirelessly interconnected people and things, will 5G networks be able to handle the data generated?