5g protocol will of course eventually replace LTE simply because it makes better use of the real asset, spectrum. 5G is just a protocol it changes dramatically depending on spectrum. -Ben
On Dec 30, 2019, at 12:54 PM, Mike Hammett <nanog@ics-il.net> wrote:
I mean it's inevitable that 5G replaces 4G. It just comes down to the spectrum the given carrier uses that dictates speed and range. In the US, AT&T and Verizon are deploying in the millimeter bands. They'll do a gig at a few hundred feet. T-Mobile is using 600 MHz, so it'll probably only do 100 megabit (based on the small channels they have), but it'll go 10+ miles through nearly anything. Sprint is in the middle. They'll be able to do hundreds of megs at miles of range.
Lower latency is another advantage of 5G.
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From: "Matt Hoppes" <mattlists@rivervalleyinternet.net> To: "Shane Ronan" <shane@ronan-online.com>, "Mark Tinka" <mark.tinka@seacom.mu> Cc: "North American Network Operators' Group" <nanog@nanog.org> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2019 2:12:13 PM Subject: Re: 5G roadblock: labor
What are the other benefits of 5G? My 4G/LTE works when I go behind things, miles from the tower, and delivers between 5 and 20 megabits which is more than enough for anything I'm doing on a mobile device.
On 12/30/19 3:10 PM, Shane Ronan wrote:
If you are looking at speed as the only benefit to 5G, you are missing out on many of the other benefits.
And as far as WiFi goes, let me know when we have seamless national WiFi roaming and handoffs, because only at that point will it beat 5G.
Shane