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It won't matter much because there's not much you could do with 5G that you can't do with 3/4G. Internet connection speed is rarely a bottleneck for casual usag
by kbart 11y ago
It won't matter much because there's not much you could do with 5G that you can't do with 3/4G. Internet connection speed is rarely a bottleneck for casual usage now (browsing, watching steaming videos, chatting etc.) For IoT it won't matter too, because for most telemetry/control means even <3G was ok and WiFi/Bluetooth/ZigBee is still preferable solution as all these xG modems cost way too much. To sum up, unless we start steaming virtual reality, I really don't see many benefits of 5G for few/several years to come.
- the_mitsuhiko 11y agoThat is very wrong. There is for instance a lot you can do with 4G that was not possible with 3G. With 3G the more devices the worst the throughput for all. LTE time slices and runs qos for all devices so it does not degrade with increasing device count. However there is a general linit in the the cell which is hard to raise making it uninteresting as a replacement for fiber. Future standards want to remedy this.
- kbart 11y agoI agree that there a lot of technological advances and infrastructure will be much more efficient and robust, but I assume this article was what 5G means for me, not my carrier. Currently (good) carriers solve congestion problem by installing more and smaller cells which is costly solution and that's why their drive to 5G is understandable.
- the_mitsuhiko 11y ago> but I assume this article was what 5G means for me Why would that not be for "you"? When LTE rolled out in my country my usage pattern shifted. I paid up for higher/unlimited data allowance and can truly work remotely now unhindered. That includes data and latency critical tasks.
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