Clearly, let us deep dive into the interesting world of 5G technology in Canada.
## Canada’s 5G Technology: A Game Changer
### What is 5G?
5G, short for the fifth generation of wireless communications, is huge improvement from previous technologies. Following is the brief evolution:
1. **1G (1980s):** The first wireless phones allowed only voice communication with minimal data capacity.
2. **2G (1990s):** Improved sound quality, security, and text messaging.
3. **3G**: Faster transmissions, access to multimedia, and global roaming.
4. **4G**: Even faster internet connectivity that will support data transfer, video streaming, and social media on your phone.
### The Promise of 5G
Now, let’s narrow in on 5G, and what it might just do:
1. **Connectivity**: With an overwhelming five billion devices already connected across the world, 5G is expected to deal with 50-100 million devices by the year 2020. Other than person-to-person communication, 5G allows IoT—Internet of Things—to take place in which devices and machines communicate directly with each other. Think of your Wi-Fi connected thermostat adjusting the temperature remotely.
2. **Latency**: 5G brings the response time between devices way down. Imagine spending Canada Day on Parliament Hill, and every person there wants to send out photos and videos and FaceTime at the exact same second. 5G is going to allow easier communication even at the height of demand.
3. **Bandwidth**: Higher speeds offered in 5G allow for fluency in data-intensive tasks. Be it gaming, streaming, or video conferencing, 5G enhances the user experience.
### Canada’s 5G network
– **Coverage**: 5G is available all over Canada, save for Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Yukon. Bell, Rogers, and Telus have the best 5G coverage, with 70% of Canadians⁴.
– **Speed**: Bell recently launched 5G+ services, featuring peak theoretical download speeds of up to 3 Gbps in some areas³.
– **Security**: Canada has taken every possible security measure regarding the 5G networks, such as banning Huawei from its 5G infrastructure².
In a nutshell, 5G makes the fast connection, massive data capacity, and exciting innovation; it’s an era where we’ll lead and will obviously revolutionize how people communicate with each other and interact with the world around them. ????????????
¹: [The Communications Research Centre of Canada – What is 5G?](https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/communications-research-centre-canada/en/what-5g)
²: [CBC – Why Canada is banning Huawei
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