5G AND ITS IMPACT ON THE INTERNET OF THINGS
The Internet of Things (IoT) is rising as the number of connected devices is set to increase from 700 million to 3.2 billion by 2023. While there are a number of factors contributing to this rise, one of the most important will be the development of 5G networks.
The upcoming launch of the fifth generation of cellular mobile communications or 5G is great news for the IoT market. This is primarily due to the fact that 5G networks will go a long way towards improving the performance and reliability of these connected devices. Here’s why.
Data Transfer Speeds
The commercial success of any IoT is ultimately tied to its performance, which is dependent on how quickly it can communicate with other IoT devices, smartphones and tablets, software in the form of its app or website, and more. With 5G, data-transfer speeds will increase significantly.
According to reports, 5G will be 10 times faster than current LTE networks. This increase in speed will allow IoT devices to communicate and share data faster than ever.
Greater Network Reliability
In addition to the increase in speed, 5G networks will operate more reliably creating more stable connections. Having a reliable and stable network condition is extremely important for any IoT, but especially for connected devices like locks, security cameras, and other monitoring systems that depend on real-time updates.
With the ability of a 5G network to handle more connected devices, consumers will benefit from greater reliability of their connected devices.
The high-speed connectivity, very low latency, and greater coverage that will arrive with the next-generation network will be key for IoT devices. To take advantage of these improvements, manufacturers must first invest in building 5G-compatible devices.
Manufactures must equally embrace quality assurance testing to ensure their new devices and software function and perform as intended across a variety of conditions. If not, many new devices will flop as a result of bugs that will reduce the potential gains that 5G has to offer.