Use Case Explorer
From SMS to remote surgery — explore what each generation of mobile networks makes possible, and why earlier ones fall short.
Short text message delivery. The original killer app of mobile.
Browsing websites on a mobile device. Requires enough throughput for HTML/CSS/JS.
1080p video streaming from services like YouTube or Netflix.
Ultra-HD 4K video streaming requiring sustained high throughput.
Real-time game rendering in the cloud, streamed to a device. Extremely latency sensitive.
Connecting millions of low-power sensors per km². Smart cities, agriculture, logistics.
Immersive augmented and virtual reality requiring very low latency and high bandwidth.
Remote surgical systems, autonomous vehicle control — requires ultra-reliable ultra-low latency.