> Why the heck don’t consumers have a seat at the table while all the 5G technology is being developed? A lot of these standards are generally created by indus

> Why the heck don’t consumers have a seat at the table while all the 5G technology is being developed? A lot of these standards are generally created by industry consortia, and participation in standards setting is limited to companies who are members. This isn't the IETF where any rando can join a mailing list and chime in on a proposed standard/draft. IEEE (Ethernet) is somewhere in the middle: you have to be an individual member (though may have a corporate affiliation), and make certain time/attendance commitments, but otherwise you can vote on drafts (and many mailing lists seem to have open archives): * https://www.ieee802.org/3/rules/member.html https://www.ieee802.org/3/rules/member.html * https://www.ieee802.org/3/ https://www.ieee802.org/3/