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KEMET FAQs
1. When data towers expected to be ready for the 5G data transitioning?
5G doesn’t necessarily require new data towers, there will be a need for many miniature cell
phone towers under these large centralized towers. It will take a couple years to implement
these due to cost and security challenges.
2. When is 4G expected to be completely phased out to make way for 5G?
Many companies have already launched 5G services in 2018, but they are not significant yet.
4G was released in 2010, but the ground-breaking apps such as Uber, Snapchat, Netflix, etc.,
only came years after the announcement. 5G is an investment for the future and it will take
a couple years to understand the full potential.
3. What industries are likely to take/are taking leadership in the transitioning to
5G process?
Cell phone and telecommunications due to faster data relaying and faster communications
abilities.
4. What industries is KEMET’s 5G products utilised most recently and in the
future?
We have many products in the telecommunications and automotive industry.
5. When is the rollout of 5G expected to be at a point where it is utilized more
than 4G?
5G is an investment for the future and it will take a couple years to understand the full
potential!
6. What is the technology behind 5G and its impact
-5G data towers
-next generation data networks/stations/broadband operators
-high speed data transition services
-high speed heat resistant components
-reliable high RF noise suppression components
-sophisticated data protection software
-telecommunication
-wireless technology
7. How fast will 5G be?
-expected 20 times faster download gigabit speeds versus 4G
-single milliseconds data transfer speeds
-IOT – expected 20.4 billion of ‘things’ to be connected by 2020