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| Speedy: South Korea are investing £900million into 5G wireless internet services capable of downloading an entire film in a single second |
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| Downloads file of 800mb per sec. |
South Korea is to introduce a blazing fast 5G mobile internet service, quick enough to download a full length feature film in less than a second.
While most of the world has yet to experience the improvements offered by 4G services, the technologically advanced country has announced a £900million (1.6 trillion won) in its successor.
South Korea's science ministry said it aims to implement the technology, which is about 1,000 times faster than the 4G, within six years.
5G will allow users to download a 800-megabyte movie file in one second, compared with 40 seconds using 4G, the science ministry said, adding that such speeds would help South Korean firms win overseas deals.
A ministry spokesman said: 'We helped fuel national growth with 2G services in the 1990s, 3G in the 2000s and 4G around 2010. Now it is time to take preemptive action to develop 5G.'
'Countries in Europe, China and the US are making aggressive efforts to develop 5G technology ... and we believe there will be fierce competition in this market in a few years,' it said.
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