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nent American sports venues, airports and shopping
centers around the United States. This work is para-
mount to ensure that in-building coverage and con-
nectivity can handle both present and future data de-
mands.
According to the International Telecommunication
Union (ITU), it is widely anticipated that 5G (5th Gen-
eration) commercial networks will be in the market-
place by 2020. Wireless carriers like Verizon Wireless,
AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile are already in the process
of planning 5G trials in the United States in order to
pave the way for this technology. The ITU states that
5G networks will have a peak speed of 20 Gbps (bil-
lions of bits per second), or 20 times the peak speed
specification of today’s 4G LTE networks, which stands
at 1 Gps. To place this speed into perspective, this
could result in a two-hour movie being downloaded in
a matter of minutes. NATE member companies have
developed and maintained every generation of com-
munications networks and will help make 5G networks
a reality in the future.
The next time you utilize your smartphone to watch a
YouTube video or stream a movie on Netflix, remember
that NATE is on the forefront of making these next gen-
eration technologies and modern day conveniences
possible.
