Hi David,
As a long term advocate for the Wireless approach recorded in Link's
archives, I welcome the possibility of 5G.
And I have stuck to my guns, though sadly have sent all my devices to be
recycled in e-waste collections in a lapse of judgement.
After initial dial up access to the Internet from 1996, I signed up for
Unwired and then I-Burst - both non-mobile wireless technologies. I am
currently using a GSM network - possibly only 3G.
Have to admit the seduction of mobile devices - anywhere anytime. WiFi
has probably changed but hanging out for WiFi stations is not really an
option.
There are Wireless microwave & Satellite links within our network, we
still watch tv and listen to radio wirelessly and it can be deployed to
customers quickly (as long as there is coverage).
I have resisted the TV coaxial cable/pay TV offering from FOXTEL.
Telstra is supposedly connecting our property to the NBN sometime soon
and then possibly turning off our copper connection.
And just reading your latest post - I rest my case, we could use our
spectrum much more effectively.
Marghanita
On 31/05/18 18:03, David wrote:
Dear Link Institute,
I know I'm just an old fuddy-duddy with a bad attitude toward our Fearless
Leaders and the Glorious Future into which they're leading us, but would
someone please enlighten me as to why we need 5G?
According to the relevant Wikipedia article: "The goal of 5G is to provide user experience
matching fixed networks via increased data rates, improved spectrum efficiency [this isn't actually
an issue with "fixed networks"], reduced latency and better mobility support. This will
impact traditional device communications as well as enabling a vast network of machine-to-machine
communications without undue energy consumption, network equipment cost or deployment cost."
- see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5G
Individual end-users are the people who will mostly pay for this stuff, and the main
benefit for them seems to be an increased "user experienced data rate" of 100
Mbit/s on frequency-range 1, or 400 Mbit/s on frequency-range 2 with a potential
By way of comparison, Netflix' recommended bandwidths for watching movies are
as follows
- see https://help.netflix.com/en/node/306
0.5 Megabits per second - Required broadband connection speed
1.5 Megabits per second - Recommended broadband connection speed
3.0 Megabits per second - Recommended for SD quality
5.0 Megabits per second - Recommended for HD quality
25 Megabits per second - Recommended for Ultra HD quality
So what are we supposed to be doing on our mobile "devices" or widescreen TV
which needs a bandwidth of 100 Mbit/s, let alone 400 Mbit/s, and justifies the
considerable cost of implementation?
DavidL.
PS... Anyone with an equally bad attitude might find the following video on
renewable energy in Oz amusing!
https://reneweconomy.com.au/video-of-the-day-superb-take-down-of-coalitions-energy-policy-43779/?utm_source=RE+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=551878a211-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_05_29_01_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_46a1943223-551878a211-40320533
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