Before 5G, some mobile users may get almost-5G

The mobile industry is so anxious for 5G that it’s now planning something that’s almost 5G, but will be ready a year earlier.On Sunday, many of the world’s biggest equipment vendors and mobile operators joined hands to accelerate the 5G NR (New Radio) specification that will define many elements of 5G. The new technology they plan to produce will handle some of the planned uses of 5G but will be ready for large-scale trials and deployments in 2019 instead of 2020, they say.Ther