Samsung claims 5G mobile data transmission breakthrough

Samsung says it has developed technology that could sit "at the core of 5G" - the successor to the 4G mobile-communications standard.

The company says its equipment is capable of transmitting data at more than 1Gbps across a distance of up to 2km (1.2 miles).

It suggests the tech would eventually allow users to stream ultra-high-definition video while on the move.

However, one expert says the news needs to be put in context.

Prof Rahim Tafazolli - who heads up the University of Surrey's 5G research efforts - suggests that even if the latest development was used, it would only be "a small part of the larger jigsaw" of technologies needed to deliver 5G.

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