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  • 5G Deploying Faster Than 4G

    5G Deploying Faster Than 4G

    While it may seem 5G is taking a long time to roll out, new data shows deployment is moving along much faster than its predecessors.

    According to 5G Americas, citing research by Omdia, 5G adoption has actually far outpaced previous generations of wireless technology. For example, “it took roughly 10 quarters, or until Q1 2012, for 4G LTE to reach 17.9 million connections – roughly where 5G is today. 3G did not reach that mark until December 2010, after 11 Quarters and 2G reached it in December 1995, after 14 quarters.”

    As a result, the 17.7 million 5G connections globally in Q4 2019 represent a 329% growth rate over the previous quarter. Even more impressive, that number is five million subscribers ahead of projections.

    “We truly had a great year in 2019, as 5G adoption has surpassed most forecasts,” said Chris Pearson, President, 5G Americas. “With the first year of 5G completed, 2020 is shaping up to be focused on the growth of new 5G devices, increasing coverage, increasing network densification, and probably the first 5G Stand Alone deployments.”

    The research is good news for the 5G industry and customers alike, especially given the revolutionary speeds the technology promises.

  • Thesis WordPress Theme Creator Talks Golden Ratio and Typography

    Have you ever thought about applying the Golden Ratio to your website? Let me back up and ask – do you even know the Golden Ratio is? According to Wolfram MathWorld, the Golden Ratio is:

    The golden ratio, also known as the divine proportion, golden mean, or golden section, is a number often encountered when taking the ratios of distances in simple geometric figures such as the pentagon, pentagram, decagon and dodecahedron. It is denoted phi, or sometimes tau.

    The Golden Ratio is often associated with the Greeks and arts and architecture. However, Chris Pearson, the Creator of Thesis and Founder of DIYthemes, has a pretty convincing argument for applying it to typography and Web design. He said that if people relate aesthetic beauty and efficiency to the Golden Ratio, then why not use it in typography?

    “There’s a whole lot of conjecture and assumption and arbitrary decisions that have been made throughout history to say this is the right way to set text,” he said. “I’m not satisfied with arbitrary choices and preferential selection.”

    As Pearson explained it to WebProNews, looking at the Golden Ratio in this way gives proper placement to every single pixel on a website. He built a calculator to simplify the process to allow others to take advantage of this concept too.

    “The idea is that you’re gonna produce the most aesthetically beautiful, aesthetically pleasing, and easy-to-read text that you can have,” Pearson pointed out.

    He went on to say that applying this idea to a website is extremely important since content is the primary mode of communication for publishers.

    “Since content is the only way that you’re communicating with people online… I don’t want to leave to arbitrary selection and choice,” he said.

    Pearson also added that applying the Golden Ratio to typography also helps publishers organize their content proportionately, which is critical since people view content on so many different devices.

    Are you open to trying Pearson’s idea for your website? Let us know.