As with almost any major advancement in technology, the obvious benefits are sometimes at least partly offset by some negative consequences. While diligent testing of 5G technology has been ongoing for several years, the true advantages and disadvantages may not be fully quantifiable until the transition is well under way.
5G Advantages:
The speed and latency improvements that 5G brings are an obvious and significant advantage over 4G as well as all the previous standards that preceded it. Another advantage of 5G technology is the inherent upswing in device support facilitated by the smaller size and more precise directional signal delivery of the MIMO antenna arrays which accompany 5G.
The improved network architecture of 5G make handoffs smoother when users move from cell to cell. This improves the overall user experience by limiting data transfer interruption and lost signals.
5G Technology Drawbacks and Dangers:
Much like the inherent advantages of 5G, many of the obvious drawbacks also stem from the shift to higher frequencies and the behavior of radio signals in the millimeter wave. Shorter range and increased susceptibility to obstructions are the most obvious disadvantages in this category.
In addition to obstructions like buildings and trees, high frequencies are also more susceptible to humidity and rain, so the already-limited range is further challenged by suboptimal weather conditions. If more antennas are the obvious solution to limited range, the aesthetic and environmental issues related to this propagation become another potential concern.
Other 5G technology drawbacks relate to cost. The antenna arrays are just one aspect of the deployment costs. These arrays require maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting proportional to the larger volume of hardware. Although the millimeter wave antennas for devices have already been developed, their complexity may render economies of scale ineffective in driving down prices which in turn are passed on to consumers in increased phone cost.
The concepts of beams and smaller cell size in 5G breaks down the fundamental unit of coverage into much smaller parcels than in older technologies. These have interactions and need to be configured and optimized to support coverage whilst maintaining capacity while also supporting mobility in appropriate scenarios.
The planning, deployment, management, operation, and optimization of a more flexible network architecture on virtualized infrastructure challenges operators in new ways and require new expertise.
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