At some point before the end of 2024, the company T-Mobile will offer its users a new, more powerful mobile network – 5.5G. But what is this about?
This is a network upgrade, also called 5G Advanced. 5G. T-Mobile Technology President Ulf Evaldsson mentioned Cruel Network that the company plans to offer its services based on 5G. Advanced will offer features such as improved spectral efficiency and improved positioning.
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5G-Advanced, also known as 5.5G and formally defined in 3GPP Release 18, is an upgrade to existing 5G networks. It promises faster speeds, Massive MIMO improvements, high-precision search, and power efficiency by allowing devices to go into low-power modes when in standby mode.
Once the network is online, smartphone manufacturers and chipmakers will begin aggressively promoting 5G-Advanced capabilities in their smartphones. Not only must the modem support 5G-Advanced (the latest versions of Qualcomm, such as the Snapdragon X75, X72 and X80 modems, support it), but the phone must also include the necessary RF antenna hardware and licenses to use 5G-Advanced. .
We’ll likely see a new wave of 5G Advanced smartphones next year. Snapdragon 8 4th generation It might launch with a Snapdragon X80 modem.
Source: Digital Trends
