Connected technology and network speeds are expected to soar as a result of the 5G wireless network connection.
Increased device capacity, faster network speed, and lower latency have been identified as three key areas where the new 5G wireless connection will outperform current 4G LTE networks.
The number of 5G devices is expected to become more widespread in 2022, according to forecasters. There is a growing concern among educators about the impact of 5G on edtech education and edtech learning in India.
IoT Network Capacity Is Expanded Vastly by 5G
As a result of higher frequency bands, easier blocking, and shorter range, 5G internet will initially be deployed on a fixed wireless network using smaller cells of higher density. Increases in device capacity of 100 times and network density of 10 times will be noticeable due to IoT integration. Teachers will significantly benefit from 5G-enabled IoT devices, which will dramatically reduce their administrative burden.
Improved latency & speed are expected to expand the VR/AR market
5G developers claim that the new network will be significantly faster and greatly reduce the delay time for downloads, increasing the capacity for mixed-reality content and video in the classroom.
Even the fastest networks currently have a lag time, or latency, between sending and receiving data. It can be challenging for teachers to incorporate virtual reality headsets into their classrooms because of this.
It is expected that latency will fall to under ten milliseconds with 5G. According to Business Insider, the blink of an eye takes about 300 milliseconds.
Improved AR and VR experiences will allow teachers to use the technology in the classroom more effectively.
In his Forbes article, Daniel Newman, principal analyst at Futurum Research and CEO of Broadsuite Media Group, writes that “this increase is critical” if we make full use of VR and AR every day. VR and AR can’t compete with latency on a network that is overloaded.
Video downloads will be made more convenient, too, as AR/VR becomes more widely adopted. According to Pearson, 59 percent of the next generation of students prefer YouTube as their preferred method of education.
Downloading a 3D video or high-definition movie will go from taking 10 minutes to less than a second because of the transfer speeds on 5G. It has the potential to be ten times faster than 4G/LTE, which means.
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