Applications for private 5G to start
Businesses can soon apply for licenses to test their own 5G networks, as the National Communications Commission (NCC) is planning to publicize regulations governing privately managed 5G networks in the first quarter this year. Compared with 4G, 5G networks have a lower latency, higher capacity and increased bandwidth, the commission said. Aside from consumer-oriented applications, 5G technology offers companies opportunities to create new devices and facilitate their production processes, it added. The commission has since 2019 allowed companies to test concepts with practical potential on th...