OREANDA-NEWS. January 27, 2015. "We have seen new mobile internet technology emerge on average every decade, and it is very likely that the same pattern will continue with the arrival of 5G," said Tiit Tammiste, Head of Technology Division at EMT.

The first 4G network was launched by TeliaSonera at the end of 2009. EMT opened its 4G service in 2010. DoCoMo is already testing 5G in Japan, and operators in China and South Korea are planning to do that as well. In the United States and Europe, 5G is currently being developed in universities and innovation labs.

"Eesti Telekom is currently implementing the technology necessary for testing 5G in its network. We plan to begin testing 5G in the second half of 2016," Tammiste said.

In Ericsson's innovation studio in Stockholm, the first 5G terminal was introduced that enables data speeds up to 100 Gigabits per second. Eesti Telekom testing team reached the speed of 4.5 Gbps. The reason behind the need for 5G is rapid and constant growth of data traffic. 5G makes it possible to get even more devices online.

"We have already seen the Internet of Things to take off on 4G network, but at some point, 4G will not be enough to supply the demand for data traffic and speed, and this is where 5G comes to play," noted Tammiste.