iPhone users who have iOS 16.4 beta installed on their devices can now surf at full speed on 5G mobile connectivity in Brazil. connection option 5G Standalone (SA) Released in the configurations of Apple smartphones with operators Vivo and TIM.
While the National Telecommunications Authority (Anatel) has rolled out the technology in all capitals, the connectivity iPhones offer is 5G Non-Standalone (NSA), which uses 4G infrastructure to expand the new technology, while the fifth generation has nothing special. cries.
AND. Finally, Apple has brought 5G SA to iPhones in Brazil, at least in Vivo.
Unfortunately I don’t have a Claro chip to test.@MacMagazine pic.twitter.com/Ga9fPzy4VE
—Vitor Gomes (@vctgomes) February 28, 2023
This is because 5G dedicated infrastructure requires high investments and takes time to reach Brazil. According to a study by Ericsson, the cost of implementing the fastest connection should be around US$6.4 billion (about R$33 billion).
In the United States, as of iOS 14.5, “true” 5G is offered by carriers like T-Mobile. iOS 16.4 is still in testing and does not have a planned release date for all iPhone users.
5G pure and 5G impure
The full potential of 5G, such as high speed with very low latency, is only available in SA mode, which is considered a fifth generation “pure” connection. 5G NSA or DDS (Dynamic Spectrum Sharing) networks are technically 5G but do not have dedicated spectrum. For this reason, they were called “impure” 5G.
5G NSA offers a faster connection than 4G, but does not achieve transfer speeds of the order of gigabytes like 5G SA. The “impure” format also has a higher latency than the “pure” one. Despite this, there is no significant difference in the most common usage between the two links, such as social networks.
Source: Tec Mundo
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