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Did you know TeliaSonera was the first operator in the world to commercially launch 4G in 2009 , deploying first in Oslo , Norway , and Stockholm , Sweden .

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4G 4G wasn ’ t transformative . It just made 3G look a bit fuddyduddy . But its increased speeds ( up to 100Mbps ) led to an unexpected transformation in personal computing . The phone was the computer . Not as well , but instead . Video streaming and conferencing were about to enter our lives . 3G was forgotten like an old BlackBerry .

Did you know TeliaSonera was the first operator in the world to commercially launch 4G in 2009 , deploying first in Oslo , Norway , and Stockholm , Sweden .

5G Unlike 4G , 5G is going to give us more than a speed boost . With data transferring at up to 10Gbps , it will transform AI , the Internet of Things ( IoT ) and edge computing . It ’ s the missing link for self-driving cars and robotic everything . It ’ s a genuine alternative to wired internet connections for much of the world , empowering swathes of humanity with access to the internet ’ s boundless reserves of knowledge and cat pictures . A game changer .

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