5G Is Making Its Global Debut at Olympics, and It’s Wicked Fast
- Among the first to experience it will be Korea’s wild boars
- 5G technology isn’t scheduled to roll out globally till 2020
5G Technology Helps the Olympics in Many Ways
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The first to experience the future of wireless technology, well before most humans, will be South Korea’s wild boars. That’s because 5G, the fifth-generation wireless network, is making its worldwide debut at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
The technology will be used to ward off the porcine pests who roam the mountainous region around the Games with fast-acting systems that shoot rays, spew gases and emit tiger roars.