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Re:The Disappointment of 5G by nonethewiser on Thursday April 27, 2023 @07:57AM (#35726712)
And couldn’t they already do it over the internet?

Presumably they mean doctors can have an internet connection in remote places. But that’s not the same as being far from their patient.

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Re:The Disappointment of 5G by lupire on Thursday April 27, 2023 @08:05AM (#35726793)
Not in remote unwired terrain.

Examples for "wireless" (roadless) transport of physical packets

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipline_(drone_delivery_comp....

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Re:The Disappointment of 5G by dx034 on Thursday April 27, 2023 @08:54AM (#35727291)
In remote areas, Starlink is probably a better bet than 5G to allow for low latency, high bandwidth use cases.
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Re:The Disappointment of 5G by hgsgm on Thursday April 27, 2023 @12:44PM (#35730842)
This arbitrary web site disagrees: 25ms vs 1ms latency.

https://history-computer.com/starlink-vs-5g-which-is-better

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Re:The Disappointment of 5G by dx034 on Friday April 28, 2023 @03:57AM (#35738693)
but which really remote area gives you 5G with 1ms latency? If it's worth to have that infrastructure you might as well have fiber at home.
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