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An auction of Germany's 5G transmission frequencies is poised to earn the state billions and finally put the country on the digital map. But big network providers are making a fuss about certain rules and regulations -- not to mention all the American fearmongering about the Chinese.
Visitors at a stand at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February. The buzz at this year's trade fair was 5G networks, but many experts in Germany believe there won't be a mass market for the technology until the mid-2020s.
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The 5G networks will be used to transport the mass amounts of data that are required for advanced computing applications like autonomously driven cars.
Foto: ANDRZEJ WOJCICKI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/ ASSOCIATED PRESS
Or fully automated transport systems that are used to provide supplies to machines in factories.
Foto: Siemens AG
Surgery is simulated using a 5G-connnected device at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Foto: Imago
A visitor tests a virtual reality headset at MWC in Barcelona.
Foto: GABRIEL BOUYS/ AFP
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