In the Russian million cities will earn mobile network of the fifth generation by 2020. This was reported by the newspaper “Izvestia” with reference to the draft programme of the Ministry of communications “Digital economy”.
In the framework of this programme, in 2020, the 5G network will be available in eight Russian cities, and by 2025 — fifteen. It is noted that the 5G connection provides speeds of over 10 gigabits per second, which is 30 times more than the capabilities of modern 4G networks. For example, full-length HD movie can be downloaded from the network in just a few seconds.
5G is still not standardized until the end. However, the international telecommunication Union ITU (International Telecommunication Union) expects the introduction of 5G in time for 2020. Russian operators are preparing to launch next generation networks. For example, at the end of April MTS tests for the first time in Russia has reached the speed of data transmission up to 25 Gbit/s on a moving prototype of the smartphone.