There’s a lot of talk about 5G technology and the crazy speeds it’s expected to produce.
However, telecom industry insiders are more likely to revel in the aspect of 5G’s architecture that is capable of providing practically zero latency.
What is this important? Network latency is the time required for a set of data to travel between two points. 5G technology is different from previous generations of cellular technology because of how short that amount of time will be.
In other words, latency specifies the end to end communication delay, measuring the time between the sending of a given piece information and the corresponding response.
A network with high latency (as experienced in previous network generations) can be inefficient for users. Gamers, for example, are familiar with high network latency that results in lag, which looks like an obvious delay between the action of the players and the actual responses within the game.
Network latency is caused by a variety of factors, including the speed of the network as well as the available bandwidth and the size of the transmitted data. Generally speaking, the latency of 5G is faster than the blink of an eye.
The benefits here go way beyond gaming. Near zero latency is required for almost all 5G technological advances, including:
- Self-driving vehicles
- Holograms
- Virtual and augmented reality
- Remote surgery
- Smart cities
- First responder information loops for saving lives
- Improved 3D imagers
Low latency is one of the necessary conditions for the fulfillment of massive IoT, which is expected to help heavy industry and big data enterprises to expand, innovate and globally scale their operations.
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