Your Internet experience is ruined when the net speed is too slow—it takes so long to open a web page and the show you're watching stops every few minutes. That can be very boring. But it could be a thing of the past. China's major telecom carriers（电信运营商）will start to provide 5G services in China.
The "G" in 5G refers to the generations of mobile technologies. 1G let us talk to each other, 2G let us send messages, 3G gave us mobile data（数据）and the Internet, and 4G made all of these things faster.
Now 5G promises much faster speed, and more stable（稳定的）connections. This means that you will be able to download（下载）an entire HD movie in seconds and only experience a short delay（延迟）between sending and receiving data.
According to the Straits Times, 5G will be able to improve many advanced technologies. With a 5G network, the short delay in information exchange will allow driverless cars to run more safely, as they will be able to communicate in real time and avoid probable dangers. Meanwhile, 5G-enabled wearable products will keep doctors in touch with their patients and warn them immediately if there's something wrong. Besides, VR games will become more popular with 5G. The short delay of 5G will make games feel even more real.
But 5G is not perfect. For one thing, 5G will not "travel" far. On 4G networks, you can be 10 kilometers away from the nearest transmission base（传输基地）. But 5G will only cover about 300 meters, meaning that we will need more transmission bases so that we can get signals. And in order to use 5G, we have to buy new products specifically designed for 5G that are expensive now.
