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 <na...@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. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > Midwest-IX > http://www.midwest-ix.com > > From: "Matt Hoppes" <mattli...@rivervalleyinternet.net> > To: "Shane Ronan" <sh...@ronan-online.com>, "Mark Tinka" > <mark.ti...@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 >
