If you pay attention to what’s happening in the world of mobile phones – or just the world of technology in general – you’re probably aware that 4G is about to give way to 5G phones are at the top end of mobile phone network performance. With 5G will come a whole range of brand new mobile phone handsets, and commercials telling you that you need to get yourself a new phone right now if you want to take advantage of all the latest features. But what is 5G, and is it really worth updating your current hardware to take advantage of the new technology? What Does The Name 5G Mean? 5G quite literally means ‘the fifth generation.’ Mobile phone technology is worked on and improved all the time, but a new ‘generation’ of technology means there’s been a significant step up in terms of what’s possible. In this case, it means that wireless data networks are about to leap into a new era, and we’re about to break records in terms of connection speeds and network reliability again. To explain things in more technical terms, the launch of 5G (click here to learn more) – which became available in…