{"id":33000,"date":"2026-09-20T10:49:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T08:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifi.se\/en\/blog\/faq\/what-does-lte-5g-mean\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T10:49:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T08:49:46","slug":"what-does-lte-5g-mean","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/wifi.se\/en\/blog\/faq\/what-does-lte-5g-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"What does LTE\/5G mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LTE<\/strong> is a name for <strong>4G mobile networks<\/strong>, while <strong>5G<\/strong> is the newer generation of mobile networks.<\/p>\n<p>So on a router, LTE\/5G shows which type of mobile network the router uses for its internet connection.<\/p>\n<h3>LTE \/ 4G<\/h3>\n<p>LTE is used for 4G and normally gives a stable internet connection, for example for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ordinary browsing<\/li>\n<li>email<\/li>\n<li>streaming<\/li>\n<li>remote work<\/li>\n<li>connecting several devices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>5G<\/h3>\n<p>5G can offer higher speed and more capacity than 4G, especially in places with good 5G coverage.<\/p>\n<p>But how fast the internet is always depends on things like coverage, distance to the mobile mast, network load and the mobile network the router is connected to.<\/p>\n<h3>Do I need to choose myself?<\/h3>\n<p>With our 5G routers we normally recommend leaving the network mode on <strong>Auto<\/strong>. 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