On 30/Dec/19 22:24, Matthew Petach wrote:
Unfortunately, Wi-Fi handoffs suck donkey balls compared to cell tower handoffs when moving. It's fine when you're stationary, but walking down the street, and shifting from one wifi hotspot to the next, you're going to be dropping and re-establishing connections with a new endpoint IP address every time.
Well, that's doubly true for VoWiFi hand-off to GSM and back. And the MNO's are working hard to offload their network requirements to you. Figures :-\...
If we solve the issue of endpoint identity on a connection independent of the transport, so that your video stream of the game doesn't have to stop and restart every time you shift from one access point to the next, I could definitely see wi-Fi beating 5G.
To be honest, I don't know anyone born in the 2000's who cares about hand-off. Do they even know what it is?
Otherwise, I think 5G will win, in terms of better user experience when non-stationary.
Wi-fi is typically used in a stationery setting. I don't know anyone that expects seamless wi-fi hand-off when on the move. In other words, the kids born in the 2000's want to find a spot with wi-fi and never leave it unless the earth was caving in. No amount of 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10G would convince a kid born in the 2000's that wi-fi is evil. Why do the MNO's, BizDev and analyst folk care about the kids born in the 2000's? Well... Mark.