HEIDELBERG (dpa-AFX) – At least half of the population in Germany has never used the fifth-generation mobile network (5G). That is the result of a representative opinion poll published on Saturday by Innofact AG, which was commissioned by comparison portal Verivox.
In the survey, 40 percent of people in Germany said they had already used the 5G network once or several times. According to the survey, 49 percent have never been on the 5G network, and 10 percent are not sure. They have either been in the 5G network unknowingly or belong to the group that has not yet transmitted data in a 5G network.
The 5G mobile network is faster than previous network generations (LTE or UMTS). It also has lower latency, which means that the connection responds faster when accessing websites or apps. This plays a role in online gaming, for example. 5G also allows for a greater number of…
