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The speed of light through optical fiber is slower than the speed of electromagnetic waves through air, so good wireless could be lower latency than good fiber.

• lotsofpulp 7y ago
  Yes, but for whatever reason, no wireless connection is as good as a wired connection today, and as far as I know, wired will still be superior to wireless for a long time.
  • cortesoft 7y ago
    With 5G, the 'air latency' will be about 8-12ms. That is about the same as a wired connection (from your house to the ISP) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5G https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5G
    • lotsofpulp 7y ago
      That will be nice, but I’ll believe it when I see it. Tech claims are usually exaggerated, or ignore overhead in the real world.