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What is 5g wireless home broadband? What's the difference between 5g broadband and fiber broadband

The long-awaited 5G network has entered our daily life. In January 25th, the first 5G wireless family broadband demonstration community in China was officially landed in the Oriental Pearl Garden District of Chenghua District, Chengdu. The two broadband users in the community have become the first 5g home broadband users.

What is 5g wireless home broadband

"Install 5g signal receiving device directly at home to convert 5g signal into WiFi. This form of home broadband is 5g wireless home broadband. "Said the person in charge of Chengdu Unicom.

What's the difference between this kind of broadband and the traditional optical fiber broadband? Chen Bo introduced that at present, the biggest difference is that the optical fiber cable is no longer needed. "Without wiring, the installation and layout of broadband are much more convenient and beautiful. '

Secondly, 5g itself has three characteristics of large bandwidth, low delay and large link, which will also be reflected in 5g home broadband.

5g signal receiving equipment with cost over 60000 yuan

Chen Jiao, one of the first batch of participants, said: 'it's really fast. It's especially obvious when watching TV plays on the Internet. No matter how you drag the progress bar, you almost don't need to buffer it. You can start playing in an instant, just like you have downloaded the movie. '

On site, the staff connected 5g broadband with mobile software for speed measurement. The download speed is over 400m per second, and the upload speed is over 90m per second. "This is still limited by the performance of the WiFi module of the mobile phone itself. If we test it with our professional equipment, the result will be higher. "Chen Bo, a Huawei Engineer in charge of information and communication technology support in demonstration communities, said.

Test download speed with mobile phone software on site

When will you be able to use such 5g broadband, and how about the cost? 'it is still in the stage of experience demonstration, and it is still some time before large-scale commercial use. "Chen Bo said.

He said there were two problems to be solved before large-scale commercial use. One is the cost of 5g signal receiving device, which is currently used by experience families. Because the equipment produced by Huawei has not been commercialized for mass production, the cost is as high as 60000 yuan, which is hard for ordinary users to bear.

Another problem is that the layout of 5g base station has not been spread out, and the signal coverage cannot meet the needs of large-scale promotion. "In the short term, it is unrealistic for 5g broadband to replace the traditional optical fiber broadband. But this is a big trend. Chen Bo introduced that the large-scale promotion of 5g needs to be driven by the development of vertical industry. "For example, the landing of applications such as driverless will promote the construction of base stations. When the construction of base stations is complete, it will in turn promote the popularization of household and civil use, forming a virtuous circle between the two. '

In terms of usage cost, the relevant person in charge of Chengdu Unicom said: 'although the pricing is not clear yet, the price per M traffic will not be increased in the context of the national acceleration and fee reduction. '