Spark conducts 'first NZ live trial' of 5GTom Pullar-Strecker/Stuff Spark says we'll be 'wowed' by 5GSpark boss Simon Moutter and Communications Minister Clare Curran – accompanied by a security robot – have kicked off New Zealand's first live trial of 5G mobile technology. TOM PULLAR-STRECKER/STUFF Security robots could benefit from 5G technology as it would allow them to stream footage faster in higher definition. ​Moutter said 5G – the next big step up from 4G mobile technology – would transform the way people lived and worked. A single, shared 5G network was being considered in the United States because of network security concerns, it noted. "All cellular mobile network operators have indicated their desire to build their own 5G network and compete at the infrastructure level.

Source: Stuff March 19, 2018 02:14 UTC