Ask HN: Why is 4G not enough and what are the use cases of 5G?

Re:Ask HN: Why is 4G not enough and what are the use cases o... by nunez on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @10:33AM (#22945982)

5G gets us to Gigabit speeds over the air, which 4G couldn't pull off even in ideal conditions. This introduces an incredible amount of opportunity that was not previously available (such as TV and internet for the home over cellular that's actually viable).

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Re:Ask HN: Why is 4G not enough and what are the use cases o... by xchip on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @11:05AM (#22946316)

Do we know at least 3 problems that 5G is solving? Even in my little town people have internet at full speed via optic fiber.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is 4G not enough and what are the use cases o... by Spooky23 on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @06:33PM (#22950947)

The problem is that wireless margins are significantly higher than wire line, and the government will foot part of the cost.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is 4G not enough and what are the use cases o... by thiht on Thursday April 23, 2020 @03:45AM (#22953690)

I live in a big town in France and we still don't have optic fiber.

I'm hoping 5G will arrive soon for this reason.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is 4G not enough and what are the use cases o... by kleer001 on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @12:28PM (#22947322)

This.

IMHO eventually people won't think about storage at all.

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