Ok so whom ever you spoke with at Vodafone was smoking copious amounts of crack.
Let’s dig in to the statements they made. First, 5G is no where near even
being ratified by the standards boards let alone in production anywhere. When
we speak of 5G we’re talking 2020 or later time frames with early signs of it
appearing over the next few years. Just like HSPA+ transitioned us from 3 to
4g it’s likely LTE will extend out for a long time bridging the gap. So,
there’s no way the iPhone 8 or Samsung S8 are going to have 5G anything
attached.
Next, LTE-U is a part of a 5G strategy. The more bandwidth you want
the higher the frequency. It’s literally bandwidth that’s important in terms
of the possible data carried. So when we talk about LTE-U this gives us 5 GHZ
spectrum to work with which as WiFi users know can get you in to the gigabit
range. So you can bind a channel or 2 up on the 5 GHz band and you’re off to
the races at gigabit speed. This will be mixed in with other technologies to
get us to 5G but it’s still not 5G.
When real 5G comes to be it will probably be in the millimeter wave
range and we should see north of 10 gigabit or 10gig speeds.
So you see your no where near 5G not even with the big infrastructure spend you
folks in NZ are undertaking.
> On Jul 26, 2017, at 2:55 AM, Simon Fogarty <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I spoke to a person at Vodafone NZ today about this and VF NZ have made the
> statement that they are going to upgrade to 5G rather than worry about other
> things in the mobile ranges.
>
> I asked what will work with 5G,
> Answer probably the iphone 8 and the galaxy S8 devices and Note 8 which is
> released to markets aug 23
>
> Another NZ mobile provider has just put LTE-U in to production around
> Queenstown a small south island town surrounded by lakes and mountains
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
> Sent: Wednesday, 26 July 2017 1:25 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: T-Mobile releases LTE-U in 6 cities, more to come
>
> Apple is weird, it all depends on when spectrum or features are added whether
> they are supported or not. I would think LTE-U had enough lead time for this
> years phones but you never know. The 600 MHZ auctions are another thing.
> Whether the new iPhone will support the new 600 MHz band is still an open
> question.
>
>> On Jul 25, 2017, at 4:58 AM, Simon Fogarty <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Scott,
>> iPhone next version only a couple of months away, I assume this will suppor
>> t it also.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected]
>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
>> Sent: Tuesday, 25 July 2017 8:15 AM
>> To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via <[email protected]>
>> Subject: T-Mobile releases LTE-U in 6 cities, more to come
>>
>> Interesting article about expansion of the T-Mobile network in to the
>> unlicensed 5GHz band. Several cities have been activated with many more to
>> come. Right now only the Galaxy S8 supports LTE-U but many more phones will
>> by years end. LTE-U will give carriers high bandwidth frequencies to use
>> with out licensing. Read more here.
>>
>> http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/06/26/t-mobiles-lte-u-network-rolling-select-cities/
>>
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