New and Improved Wireless Network

The world is gearing up for the 5G network which is an improvement of the 4G network.
It is the most advanced technology in the world today with the greatest speeds of data
transmission compared to the present networks. It is poised to help the individuals complete their
tasks with no delay. Most of the people have not taken up the 5G network because the devices
supporting the network are not adequately found in the market. However, many companies are
coming up with the devices as the technology is advanced. The 5G supporting devices must have
a greater storage capacity because more data is being transmitted within a short time. This paper
addresses the use of the 5G technology in the society for the benefit of the individuals in the
society for the improvement of the tasks performed. The paper also addresses the use of the new
driverless autos.
First, the increase in the speed of data transmission is the dream of all the companies that
transmit the large amounts of data in the workplace. Such companies include those in the
telecommunication sector, various government agencies and many other organizations that deal
with huge volumes data. Some of the prime objectives that should be addressed according to
Gupta & Jha, (2015) are the increased capacity, decreased latency, improved data rate as well as
the quality of the service provided. Drastic improvement in the network architecture have to be
met as a way of ensuring that the objectives are met. The wireless networks need to advance so
that they meet the presumption and the challenges of the near future. The present wireless based
technologies like the Wi-Fi, HSPA and the LTE will incorporate new technology components to
enable them meet the requirements of the future. Nevertheless, in some scenarios, the present
technologies are not able to address all the problems in the present and in the future, which
means that there is need to come up with the new technologies that will be able to meet the

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demands of the future. The instigation of the new wireless based technologies will therefore
compliment the present ones to the realization of a fully networked society. It should be noted
that that the increased networking leads to an increase in the amount of data generated and
transmitted. More data is generated as many people acquire smartphones. The data ranges from
photos to the larger videos. The people need to transfer these videos to the other users. Some
data such as song videos and music are available online and can be streamed. A strong network
and a platform that will be used to transmit the data at the highest speeds are therefore needed by
the internet users. 5G technology is fronted as one of the important technological platform that
will be used for the purposes.
It is important to understand the evolution of the technologies as a way of understanding
what the future holds as far as wireless technology is concerned. Since the inception of the
wireless technologies, they have become an important part in the lives of the people in the
society. The wireless technologies have also changes the way the society runs. 1G and 2G used
the circuit switching whereas the 2.5G and 3G used both circuit and packet switching. On the
other hand, 3.5G to the present are using the packet switching. The 5G technology is using a
licensed spectrum. The 5G network architecture is built on the wireless setup that came from 1G
to 4G. A drastic change in the strategy of redesigning the 5G network is needed to meet the
clients and to deal with the challenges anticipated as far as the network is concerned. Most of
the users of the wireless networks stay indoors for 80% of their time and the remaining
percentage for the remainder of their time. In the present architecture, an external base is needed
for a mobile use to communicate either from outside or inside. The waves will have to pass
through walls for the data to be sent from the inside to the outside base station which leads to a
higher penetrative loss in the signals. The loss impacts the data rate, spectral efficiency as well as

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the energy efficiency of the wireless networks. The new architecture therefore considers both the
indoors and the outdoor clients in the market with the aim of reducing the penetrative loss. The
idea is supported with the use of a large MIMO technology which includes the installation of
large and powerful antennas that will aid in the communication (Thompson et al., 2014).
Secondly, the main application of the new technology will be used for the driverless
automobiles. The new technology will work with the autos in the following three ways. The 5G
network will be fast enough to give the cars a faster and human like reflexes that will prevent
errors. The human like reflexes will enable the cars to be faster enough in dealing with situations
that could lead to accidents. The recent incident where driverless car belonging to Uber caused a
fatal accident was a wake-up call for most of the automobile makers. The accident was attributed
to the inability of the car to respond faster to some situations on the road. The 5G network will
ensure a faster transfer of information from the car to the control center and vice-versa to enable
efficiency and safety on the road. The automated cars are using the roads used by the human
driven cars, which means that the cars should be efficient in such a way that they can prevent the
cases of fatal accidents on the roads. 5G has promised to provide a fast and reliable network that
will connect all the devices in the internet of things format to ensure that all the network based
devices are connected to a network that offers speed, responsiveness and reach that will unlock
the possibility of technologies such as virtual reality, internet of things as well as artificial
intelligence. The self-driven cars require a speedy, responsive and reachable network that will
provide a faster network. The network should not be interfered with at any time in its
functionality. 5G network is fronted as a network that will improve the speed of data
transmission hence useful for the functionality of the self-driven cars. The second way in which
the 5G network will help the operation of the self-driven cars is by ensuring real time updates of

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the location and the condition of the cars to ensure that the owners and the service providers have
the information with regards to the car in a timely manner so that they decide on the course of
action to take in the process. The users of the cars, the owners and the service providers need to
get the real-time information about the car in a timely manner to ensure that the concerned party
are able to account for the cars. The network will therefore make the car to be an instinctive, high
bandwidth with supercomputer functionality which will give the car high speeds and high data
processing capabilities that that are able to mimic the human reflex capabilities. The third way in
which the 5G will help the self-driven cars to communicate with each other and identify the
traffic signs in such way that they prevent the collision of the cars hence saving the cars and lives
of the people on the road. The vehicles can also identify the people on the road and avoid hitting
them (Agiwal, Roy, & Saxena, 2016).
In conclusion, the discovery and the manufacture of the self-driven cars is the next
frontier in technology. The technology is fronted to prevent the accidents that are caused by
human error. It is also going to save the companies from incurring many expenses with regards
to hiring the drivers and remuneration. The 5G technology is an improvement of the 4G
technology meaning that it will generate high amounts of data at a high rate to ensure the real
time monitoring of the cars. It will also eliminate the delays that is characterized with the transfer
of data in the organization (Krasniqi & Hajrizi, 2016).

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