Samsung is testing 5G wireless technology that will download an entire HD film in mere seconds. Samsung's new 5G technology is hundreds of times faster than the current 4G LTE technology available. 

On Sunday, Yonhap News, reported that Samsung has announced it has developed a core component of its 5G network by solving a problem that has hitherto stymied the wireless industry. 

Using the 28GHz waveband, Samsung claimes it has achieved download and upload speeds of tens of gigabits per second. Current 4G LTE networks top out at around 75 megabits (Mbps). 

The prediction is that the new download and upload speeds would allow wireless users to download a full HD movie in just seconds, and Samsung executives see the technology enabling a wide range of applications moving forwad.

Samsung used 64 antenna elements to accomplish the insanely high-speed data transfer and the company said it expects to commercialize the new technology as soon as 2020. 

The European Commission and China both have goals to development and implement 5G wireless technology around the same year Samsung believes it can commercialize the breakthrough, though. 

For years now, Samsung has been one of the leaders in the field of wireless technology transmissions, and while the company has been able to patent some of that technology, it's still battling competitor Apple in court, despite using their patents to bolster their cases against Apple. 

Samsung's wireless patents are considered standard essential, which means the company must grant licenses in a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory way, which is how Apple has been able to argue against them in court as the litigation between the two technology giants has reached an impasse. 

But Samsung's announcement isn't the fastest wireless transmission of its kind. In Februrary, NTT DoCoMo announced it had successfully induced a 10Gbps wireless test in Japan last year using a 11GHz band. 

High data transmission rates are the best selling points for the rapidly developing wireless smartphone carriers like Samsung and Apple. 

A survey last year found that nearly half of American consumers felt they don't need the 4G LTE, but most carriers are still in the process of transitioning to 4G technology even as Apple long ago introduced the increased wireless download speed on it's iPhone models.

But even for a company like Apple, which has dominated the wireless transmission speeds to compete against Samsung, they still need their customers to upgrade their devices before they can get them online with the faster standard.