5G wireless race heats up


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 27 Feb 2018

People walk by a 5G stand at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the world's biggest mobile fair, on February 26, 2018 in Barcelona. the Mobile World Congress is held in Barcelona from February 26 to March 1. / AFP PHOTO / Pau Barrena

BARCELONA: The race to bring super-fast 5G wireless services to market is heating up with the first commercial deployments of the much-anticipated technology expected at the end of the year. 

Talk about 5G’s potential to pave the way to a world of self-driving cars, lightening-fast video downloads and smart cities have dominated the Mobile World Congress for years. 

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