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What does 5G enable that 2G, 3G, 4G, and even WiFi wouldn't have already enabled? There's huge hype for 5G enabled industrial IoT, but how is this any different
by 0x64 7y ago
What does 5G enable that 2G, 3G, 4G, and even WiFi wouldn't have already enabled? There's huge hype for 5G enabled industrial IoT, but how is this any different from connecting the devices to WiFi or a 2G/3G/4G network? Latency is thrown around a lot, but considering the latency between my laptop (which is 8 years old, mind you) and my WiFi router is less than a millisecond, I don't see the point.
- judge2020 7y agoHaven't personally looked into it, but I've heard and seen that a big point is allowing much more devices on a network without straining the network as much. 4g at a crowded venue is generally unusable, 5g might change that. 5G will also enable smart devices to connect over cellular instead of wifi, increasing how much control the device maker has over the device and probably overall increasing connection reliability. ^Although, WiFi 6 is also aiming to solve this problem so I guess these are competing protocols at this point. https://www.lifewire.com/5g-wireless-4155905 https://www.lifewire.com/5g-wireless-4155905