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2014). It will inimitably mean that there should be a significant increase in the stakes since the convergence of both will raise the requirement of data required for the AI systems to work correctly (Hassabis et al. 2017). All of this places a great deal of risk for the entire prospect of 5G technology and the networks.

      2.2.1 5G's Potential in Making Security a Priority

      A notable case to highlight is that there is still time for 5G to be released to the world. Although some technology instances have started to appear across some countries, they are not fully realized, and nor do they provide full‐fledged coverage in these places. One may assume that this specific technological advancement is still in its testing phase. However, what needs to be discussed is all about addressing concerns that must emanate from its highest stage, which involves setting goals and all the necessary policies to realize this specific aim at large (Akyildiz, Wang, and Lin 2015). Therefore, the International Telecommunication Union must update the goals that it has already set for realizing 5G technology to its fullest extent. This should result in the full realization of 5G technology for the public to be postponed for quite some time. That would also compel everyone associated with the predicament to work towards the goal in a way that is most critically and effectively imaginable (Ghahramani 2015). Moreover, the necessities that predict the success of the 5G technology will depend upon how well it can shift the technology landscape. It has happened repeatedly that a significant development in the communication aspects led to the total transformation of everything that was at hand about the technological aspects (Arel, Rose, and Karnowski 2010). It is also essential to highlight the fact that factors pervading throughout the field need to tackle the very complex problem. Additionally, the innovation should also look towards upgrading the security solutions with the help of what the AI routines encounter at large. Although this is a significantly challenging scenario, there is no doubt that there are numerous focal points available for addressing the need for capitalization.

      2.2.2 Key Features

      The entire field of the 5G network is significantly affected due to a wide variety of factors. However, it is extremely important to address the necessary features that pervade all across the board. These are the most important points of focus that will have a significant consequence across the circumstances that possess the innate potential to create the necessary changes as and when they are required.

      2.2.2.1 Peak Data Rate

      The peak data rate's essential position is essential since it showcases the exact improvements and advancements that have taken place across a single technology domain. However, the peak data rate essentially indicates the fastest rate at which any particular device can transfer data at any given time (Abdelwahab et al. 2016). According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), this value should be somewhere in the 10–20 GB per second for any given network in terms of the allowance to be deemed complete as a 5G network.

      2.2.2.2 Mobile Data Volume

      The allowances brought forth will allow for more devices to work almost unabatedly across the board. However, it also ensures a maximum possible realization that the average usage efficiency would also increase (Duan and Wang 2015). This will inimitably point towards the definitive and consequential increase in the total volume of data that is transferred, handled, or used globally at any given space of time. Under the presumption that 5G will start arriving by the end of 2021, experts predict that it should carry approximately 32% of the global data traffic (Abdelwahab et al. 2016). By that time, the overall volumes of data consumption will be around 131 Exabyte (billion GB) at the end of each month.

      2.2.2.3 Mobility

      It is almost a confirmatory factor that mobility should improve by leaps and bounds due to much mobile data traffic and mobile data connections (Dong et al. 2017). This would inimitably also result in the betterment spectrum and energy efficiency all across the board. It would be possible for users who are moving faster than even 500 km h⁻¹ to get nothing but unabated and unproblematic network performance.

      2.2.2.4 Connected Devices

      It has already been showcased that the main impact of 5G technology and networks will be on the field of IoT at large. Therefore, the assumption is that everything in association with the number of devices should experience unmitigated growth in terms of the number to the greatest extent (O'Leary 2013). The very definition of counting devices should essentially change since the advancements that will take place will turn almost every household object into a self‐functioning IoT device (Arel, Rose, and Karnowski 2010). The bare minimum of this figure should mean about a million devices within every square kilometer, which means that the 5G network could easily support many devices within that specific area.

      2.2.2.5 Energy Efficiency

      One of the essential factors that require addressing and action is the matter of energy. The very nature of existence dictates that there will be consumption at every moment. At present, this has put concern into many factors that question the very fabric of sustainability. Since the entire case of the usage in the network will drastically increase the apparent volume of use, it is quite natural that there is a need for less consumption of energy by way of making the connections more efficient upon the devices and their energy sources (Andrieu et al. 2003). Thus, it becomes imperative that the energy consumption in 5G network‐connected devices should be almost 10% lower than what had been required in 4G network‐connected devices.

      2.2.2.6 Service Deployment

      Instead of 5G network availability, the service deployments need to happen in phases, mainly because the entire scenario involves significant changes across the previous 4G allocation infrastructure and allocation. This will inimitably mean that the entire case at hand is reflective of a significant amount of investment as well (Abdelwahab et al. 2016). For large multinational businesses, to have their services translate to 5G in terms of deploying them will inimitably mean that there could be spending upwards of 100 million USD in general.

      2.2.2.7 Reliability

      The ITU seemingly has not been able to converge upon a specific reliability criterion that is both accurate and pervasive. Despite this, some advancement has been made, especially by such as URLLC, which states that it must have a minimum of 10⁻⁵ (0.001%) of 20 long byte packets. These are then measured if they are being delivered within 1 ms (Arel, Rose, and Karnowski 2010). Moreover, the overall case can be seen through a general mode of measurement, with bit error rates (BER). This essentially calculates the accuracy and efficiency that exist concerning data packet loss under any possible condition. Moreover, the case with 5G Networks, when considered with the layered MIMO framework, indicates channel diversity and contributing gain across the link budget, either for uplinks or downlinks.

      2.2.2.8 Latency

      Within a network, latency indicates the time required to get it to the destination across a certain network's follow‐through. In 5G specifically, the latency is referred to as “air latency,” and the target for achievement is supposed to be 1–4 ms (Abdelwahab et al. 2016). Despite this, the tests have revealed that 5G routines showcase a latency in the range of 8–12 ms at large.

2.3 Positive Effects of Addressing Cybersecurity Challenges in 5G

One of the essential factors that have become apparent over time is that connectivity on the network is perhaps the most important factor. Not only do they reflect how well a specific technology performs, but they also address the possibility of horizontal usage and pervasiveness at large. Not only are these the factors that affect the entire case of technological innovation and advancement of what will happen,