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I hoped 5G would be like 4G but with much more speed, lower latency, and more area covered by one antenna. But it seems it won't deliver.
by k__ 6y ago
I hoped 5G would be like 4G but with much more speed, lower latency, and more area covered by one antenna.
But it seems it won't deliver.
- exciteabletom 6y agoIt's hard to deliver both higher speed and longer range, because higher frequencies don't reach as far and don't penetrate walls as well.
- k__ 6y agoBut what I read about 5G is that its range is comparable to wifi. Why do they do that?
- exciteabletom 6y agoAFAIK, the speed is >gigabit fast, but to achieve that speed you need to have super high frequencies and hence smaller range. To me, it seems inconvenient as a replacement for 4G. However it is also being used for other applications; like self-driving cars[1]. [1]: https://www.cnet.com/news/5g-could-make-self-driving-cars-smarter-commutes-safer/ https://www.cnet.com/news/5g-could-make-self-driving-cars-sm...