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More than a decade after the first appearance of 4G LTE, its effect on users’ lives can be difficult to recall. Before 2009, however, it was almost unheard of for people to use their mobile phones to upload photos, watch videos, follow GPS directions or download audiobooks activities that people take for granted today.
Now, with carriers rolling out 5G networks, the world is poised for another tectonic shift in connectivity. But first, industry and academia must invent and validate transformative applications that take advantage of the new standard. This innovation will take place in facilities such as the 5G Innovation Hub at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, opened last fall in the university’s Research Park.