How the 5G revolution is starting to change cities

Telecom companies are racing to roll out 5G networks across the world, kickstarting a new generation of internet connectivity that will supercharge businesses from retail to automobiles.

While 5G is expected to be rolled out gradually over the next few years, there’s already one place to look for an example of things to come: South Korea. Seoul became the first city in the world to offer 5G in April, when it was launched by SK Telecom, KT (Korean Telecom) and LG Uplus.

With claimed speeds of 20-times faster than 4G speeding up downloads for users, the technologies involved will open doors for industries to change how they think and what they do with mobile connectivity.