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Re:New 5G protocol vulnerabilities allow location tracking by XCSme on Sunday March 28, 2021 @03:25PM (#26613397)
> This should bring down the investments for large deployments and coverage everywhere

Does this imply that in the near future 5G will have better coverage and will be cheaper than 4G?

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Re:New 5G protocol vulnerabilities allow location tracking by takeda on Monday March 29, 2021 @01:54AM (#26618105)
From what I'm reading in other comments looks like 5G primarily fixes issues that 4G has, so perhaps it should be called 4.1G.

In that case it feels like maybe it will just replace 4G.

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Re:New 5G protocol vulnerabilities allow location tracking by XCSme on Monday March 29, 2021 @06:01AM (#26619498)
It does fix the max number of devices and bandwidth, but it introduces drawbacks too: a lot more infrastructure needed, shorter range (worse signal for your mobile), worse mobile battery life. In my opinion 5G is not the upgrade from 4G, it's a different technology that will co-exist with 4G and be used in very specific cases.
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