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"Ultra-reliable, low-latency
communications benefit applications
such as autonomous vehicles,
mission-critical applications,
and industrial operations."
Specification 4G 5G
Frequency ranges 600MHz to 5.925GHz
• Frequency range 1 (FR1):
450MHz to 6GHz
• Frequency range 2 (FR2): 24.25
to 52.6GHz (and beyond)
Channel bandwidth Up to 20MHz
• FR1: Up to 100MHz
• FR2: Up to 400MHz
Subcarrier spacing Typically fixed at 15kHz Scalable to channel bandwidth
Spectral efficiency 30bp/Hz 120bps/Hz
Peak data rates (downlink) 1Gbps 20Gbps
Latency 10ms <1ms
Transmission time interval (TTI) 1ms
Scalable from 100 micro-
seconds (µs) to 4ms
Connection density
≈ 2,000 devices/km
2
1 million devices/km
2
Mobile connectivity Up to 350km/h Up to 500km/h
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Table 1: 4G Versus 5G Specifications
