Unsurprisingly, the 5G race in Asia sees South Korea and China leading the pack for fifth-generation mobile interconnectivity.

5G or fifth generation mobile interconnectivity is all the rage these days. While 4G services have experienced wide success, especially in third world nations like the Philippines, Asia as a whole is raring for a chance to experience unprecedented speeds the likes of which Asia has not seen before in the mass market.

We’re talking about speeds in excess of 200 mbps. In the United States, telecom giant Verizon surprised everyone by offering 5G interconnectivity to consumers in April 2019. Techradar’s report gave us the impression that Verizon’s rollout of 5G is still pretty much in its infancy as the telecom giant unfurled its 5G services in Chicago.

Techradar reported clocking speeds of up to 1 Gbps consistently, though they had to move around the city to get this speed. In the United Kingdom, London is gestating 5G, but the speeds there are well below what Verizon in the US is offering. Speeds were between 200 mbps – 500 mbps, which are higher than what 4G currently promises, but well below what 5G is supposed to deliver.