5G

abbreviation

Telecommunications, Digital Technology.

1. fifth-generation: being or relating to communications technology or a mobile device that supports much faster data-transfer speeds with significantly lower latency than previous versions.

   a 5G network.

Word History and Origins

Origin of 5G¹

First recorded in 2015–20

Example Sentences

Ms Faure-Walker said Mr Martin had believed that the 5G mobile phone system and the Covid vaccine were part of a global conspiracy, posting his belief that the vaccine was a poison that would be triggered by 5G.

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Vodafone said in a statement it was aware of a "major issue on our network affecting broadband, 4G and 5G services".

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The most valuable piece of the deal covers two license blocks that allow a carrier to provide ground-based 5G cellphone and broadband service in the U.S.

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Under Sievert’s tenure, T-Mobile drew millions of broadband customers from cable industry-dominated markets by using its 5G network to beam internet service into homes and businesses.

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Vestberg was previously the chief executive of Ericsson and spent the early years of his tenure focused on the carrier’s 5G network build-out.

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