Brace Yourselves, 5G Is Coming to the UAE!

Everybody loves fast internet, so it’s no surprise that every major telecom in the world is working to make it even faster. From smartphones to watches, homes and cars are increasingly requiring stable internet connections. In order to pipe in enough bandwidth for that precious wireless feed, we’re going to need an entirely new form of wireless signal — that’s where 5G comes in.

The UAE’s TRA?is currently discussing plans to allocate bandwidth frequencies that are compatible with the technology, which could see mobile users achieve download speeds of up to 10 gigabytes per second. At this very moment, 4G users in the UAE see average speeds of between 4 and 12 megabytes per second, though it widely varies. 5G technology is already proving to be a great success in Australia. To learn about the improvements Dubai would need to make to its digital infrastructure offer this kind of internet speed, you may need some more information about the 5G network in Australia to gully to understand the scope of work needed to go online.

“With 5G speeds you’d be able to publish or consume media that would be much slower on 3G or 4G networks. Things like uploading 4K-quality photos, 360-degree videos (which are quite popular now), or having clearer video streaming or video conferencing right from your handset,” Dubai Tech Commentator Nick Rego, Senior Editor at TBreak told 7days.

WE SAID THIS: Although they’re already working on it, 5G probably won’t be in the hands of consumers before 2019.