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South Korean Electronics maker Samsung claims have made a breakthrough in the development of fifth generation mobile communication technology.
The company says it's new 5G technology, which makes use of 64 antenna elements and millimeter-band waves, allows data transmission hundreds of times faster than current 4G networks. This allows for ultra-HD video streaming, and for large files such as movies to be downloaded in seconds.
Adaptive array transceiver technology makes use of the 28 GHz super-high frequency part of the radio spectrum, allowing speeds of up to 1.056 Gbps at distances of up to 2km.
The company hopes to commercialise the technology by 2020.
This animation introduces the new technology's features.
