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5G is not that much for consumers but for industries [1]. There is a number of industry use cases that are just impossible for anything other than 5G. For examp
by Foivos 7y ago
5G is not that much for consumers but for industries [1]. There is a number of industry use cases that are just impossible for anything other than 5G. For example, self driving cars, virtual /augmented reality, support for huge numbers of IoT devices (ie. smart city).
Also, 5G is not just higher speed / reduced latency. The core network is way more flexible than 4G. This can allow it to provide guaranteed service to specific users, like first responders. That way first responders will be able to use the way cheaper and feature rich commercial networks instead of dedicated networks as it is the case now.
The first countries to have 5G infrastructure will be able to have faster developments on these sectors.
[1] The only major difference for consumers, given how they currently use their mobile devices, is that now everyone at a live concert will be able to stream it to instagram. I do not know if it a good thing though.
- dmitrygr 7y ago1. What does 5g have with self driving cars? And specifically what does lack of 5g do to make them any more or less possible? 2. NO wireless service provides GUARANTEED anything. To anyone. That's not how physics works
- Foivos 7y ago1. It is not my field, but in general, self driving cars should be connected to a central entity that manages them. For more information search for "C-V2X". 2. They guarantee an SLA.
- JohnFen 7y ago> self driving cars should be connected to a central entity that manages them Why?
- marios 7y agoAbsolutely agree with your second point. If only marketing had gotten the memo ... Regarding your question, self driving cars have to interact with their environment. Receiving a message that indicates there is a vehicule of x,y coordinates may be better than trying to figure it out on your own using sensors. Getting the message in a timely fashion is essential, otherwise it is practically useless. 5G could be the communication channel for the message to transit, given that 5G aims to achieve lower latencies that 4G.
- JohnFen 7y ago> Receiving a message that indicates there is a vehicule of x,y coordinates may be better than trying to figure it out on your own using sensors. True, but that only requires the ability to communicate directly with cars near you. That's 100% doable with even 20th century technology. Something like 5G is not necessary for this at all.
- JohnFen 7y ago> self driving cars If a self-driving car requires network communications at all, then that's a self-driving car that's too dangerous to use.