Policymakers in the department of telecommunication are discussing 5G technology which is still at embryonic stage. It is several hundred times faster than 4G networks. High spectrum bands above 6 GHz, say 13 GHz or 18 GHz or 27 Ghz are to transmit data at 5G speeds. They have to evolve standards, as there is no globally agreed 5G standard yet. Ultra-high-speed bands like 27 GHz are equipped to offer far more bandwidth than 4G networks. While high frequencies can carry more data, on the flip side, they can be blocked by buildings and lose intensity over long distances.

The basic question that we have to answer satisfactorily is what 5G can do more than what 4G is doing already.As we already know spectrum in higher band frequency can carry traffic over shorter distances.Yaa but 5G  will enable a lot of things in close proximity to connect thus paving the way for Internet of Things. There will be networked cars with collision detection, real time navigation and automatic breaking systems. Manufacturing machinery can be managed remotely.By 2020 at least 50 billion devices will get connected.5G promises contradictory things — ultra fast speed and higher data capacity.4G is not a spent force as yet and has has a lot of life left in it.

The discussions on 5G standards are yet to begin and they will evolve by 2019 so that 5G can start by 2020.

Hardware for 5G  will begin to develop and a lot of investment and marketing effort will go into it.

Many other technologies are already handling short distance communications, e.g. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC or Near Field Communication.This complicates the scenario for 5G technology.