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I think there are benefits but they don't justify the costs and the associated disadvantages. Ivan Illich said that the faster we can go, the further away thin

by lcam84 6y ago

I think there are benefits but they don't justify the costs and the associated disadvantages. Ivan Illich said that the faster we can go, the further away things get.For example if we all have cars we will prepare the environment for this reality and instead of having stores close to home we will have a big shopping center miles away. I think the same can happen with information technology. I'm not really familiar with 5G technology, but I have an idea that the stations had less range than 4G although they are faster. If that were the case maybe there would be other better ways to give good network to the rural environment

rsynnott 6y ago
> I'm not really familiar with 5G technology, but I have an idea that the stations had less range than 4G although they are faster. If that were the case maybe there would be other better ways to give good network to the rural environment No, that's not correct. Most countries are looking at 5G on three separate bands. Usually something in the 700MHz area (for use in rural areas, similar range to the longest-range LTE), something in the 2.5GHz area (for use in urban areas, similar range to current shorter range LTE), and ~30GHz (very short range, dense urban areas only).
- lcam84 6y ago
  For the 700MHz area what are the diferences in speed compared to 4G LTE?