What is 5G and how will it change our lives?

 This new mobile technology will increase connection speed, minimize latency (web response time) and exponentially multiply the number of connected devices. In other words: we will be connected to everything, all day, and in the shortest possible time. But is dangerous?

The name 5G refers to the fifth generation of mobile networks that we know of. Gone was the old 1G network, that of those first mobile phones that only allowed to talk. 2G technology introduced SMS, and little by little our 'smartphone' became an increasingly broad communication tool. First, the Internet connection (3G) was incorporated and then broadband (4G) arrived, which brought with it the reproduction of videos in real time (streaming) or augmented reality, something to which we are already very accustomed, but which a few years ago they were completely unfeasible.

The most significant advance will come hand in hand with speed. 5G will allow browsing at up to 10 GBps (gigabytes per second), 10 times faster than the main fiber optic offers on the market. At this rate it will be possible, for example, to download a complete movie in a matter of seconds.

The OMS classified wireless technology as a level 2B carcinogen, a very generic classification that, according to the health organization itself, refers to compounds that are "possibly carcinogenic to humans, i.e. when a causal association is considered to be credible, but chance, bias or confounding factors cannot be ruled out with reasonable confidence", a category that includes substances that are considered to be less harmful, such as coffee.

Article taken from: https://www.nationalgeographic.com.es/ciencia/que-es-5g-y-como-nos-cambiara-vida_14449

Main Idea The article talks about the arrival of the new 5G technology in everyday life and the benefits it will bring, the most significant advance will be the speed of the network, as it will be 10 times faster than the optical fibers that are on the market, it also talks about the idea that these changes can be dangerous for human health, since, according to the OMS , environmental exposure to RF fields (radio frequency) increases the risk of cancer or any other disease, however, scientists said that there are more benefits than problems with this new technology.