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Communications · Recorded milestone

5G

Recorded year2019

Millimetre-wave and massive-MIMO radios deliver gigabit, low-latency mobile links.

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Built on

Low-loss optical fibreRecorded · 1970requires
Solid-state phased-array antennasRecorded · 1980enables
GPSRecorded · 1995requires
4G LTERecorded · 2009enables

Led to

Holographic callsRecorded · 2021enables
Routine long-distance robot surgeryForecast · ~2027enables
6G networksForecast · ~2030enables
Consoles become streaming-onlyForecast · ~2032enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.