Some users are finding the next generation of mobile internet slow and patchy, three years after it launched.
The UK's major networks, EE, O2, Three and Vodafone, told me they were on track to meet them, happy with the progress of their rollouts, their customers generally satisfied with the service - and people tended not to notice when networks were working efficiently.
Coverage was generally better in cities and operators varied, he said - but, overall, it was still an improvement on 4G."Companies talking up 5G are often thinking about not just about what's here now but what we'll be having in 18 months, two or three years time. So there's that expectation of, 'This is what it's going to do.' We're seeing some of that improvement now - but not all of it," Mr Fogg said.
Most new devices do now work on 5G - but people are holding on to older handsets for longer. 5G contracts do not cost extra - but it does burn through data a lot more quickly for those not on unlimited plans."We are using something called non-standalone 5G, which is the very first version of 5G," Mr Wood said."The goal is to get to a fully integrated end-to-end 5G network - but in the UK, no networks have deployed that yet.
And it enables better virtual- and mixed-reality environments for teaching, training and socialising.With 5G connectivity, the robot responded immediately to my commands, via an Xbox controller, for it to move.
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