5g is mostly about spectrum and positioning the user plane such that traffic can avoid backhaul and concentration for internet-destined traffic. The marketing

5g is mostly about spectrum and positioning the user plane such that traffic can avoid backhaul and concentration for internet-destined traffic. The marketing around it is incredible, though. Every undefined or hypothetical market is being tied to 5g. There's pretty much a new version of Betteridge's Law of Headlines - any future product that will "drive 5g" or "needs 5g" doesn't.