The point of 5G is to allow carriers to serve more data with the same amount of spectrum. Usually that leads to consumer benefits in the form of a cheaper rate per megabyte. That's basically it.
I disagree. I think the purpose of 5G is to allow carriers (formerly known as The Phone Company) to sell value-added services to other companies large and small. IoT, video-on-demand, Big Data, AI, automation, etc. The bandwidth story is the distraction.
It also allows wireless providers to directly compete with cable for home internet access. It could also help in many rural areas that still lack cable.
I have 5G home broadband in London and receive 700Mbps down with no cap. There's service from multiple operators. Yes we've had teething issues but they were all resolved.
Feeling somewhat validated in my choice to upgrade to a discounted phone from 2019 rather than spring for a newer phone with 5G support. I just had a feeling 5G was going to be something I would certainly eventually want to have, but wouldn't make a huge practical difference in the short-term (the next couple of years).
There is a 5g specification called 2D2 which is an acrobym for device to device.
Could we create a "p2p" network so we don't need to all pay provider to get internet but rather share bandwidth ?
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Curious what the bottlenecks for people are that make them want 5G so urgently?
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Our phones can't download the all the ads that could be sent to them fast enough.
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Guess who pays?
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