5G WiFi (better known to us as 802.11ac) makes Barry Allen look like a geriatric. Broadcom’s been talking up the prowess of its 5G hardware for some time now, but the first chance we’ll get to use it is inside LG’s latest TVs. Open one up, and you’ll find Broadcom’s BCM43526 silicon, which promises to offer lag-free HD streaming from the internet or mobile device. The TVs will be making their way into stores across 2013, which’ll be your first time to see if it works as well as promised.
Update: Broadcom has also let slip that it’s licensing Intel’s Wireless Display technology in its WLAN chipsets. Of course, now that Santa Clara has made the standard mandatory for its 2013-Ultrabook designs, hardly surprising,
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While those of us stateside are enjoying the blazing fast 4G LTE speeds offered to us by certain carriers, those living in the UK are not as fortunate as carriers have yet to roll out 4G LTE networks. While that is currently underway, in the meantime, a new research center has been created which will be taking a look at 5G networks. Dubbed the 5G Centre, this will be a partnership between the University of Surrey and mobile companies, such as Huawei, Samsung, Telefonica Europe and Fujitsu Laboratories Europe. So what’s the rush with 5G networks, especially since 4G LTE has yet to be widely adopted around the world, let alone in the UK? 
