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Just as a sample of the bandwidth increase of 5G vs 4G and why it's more suited to urban areas:
5G is capable of handling around 1 million connected devices per 0.38 square miles, compared to around 2,000 connected devices per 0.38 square miles with 4G... that's a 500x increase!
Super low latency is what really makes it feel really fast. It's also the enabler for a lot of the future tech for 5G like autonomous vehicles and smart cities.
It's super exciting tech. One of my main clients is one of the global infrastructure leaders in 5G so I've spent my head in it for the last 18 months.
The major barrier will be how it's rolled out at a national level - it's not particularly suited to suburban areas or open countryside due to the coverage a single mast is capable of; the frequency it operates at doesn't doesn't travel as far. That means either not rolling out 5G outside of urban areas or having thousands more masts. At least it's around 10x more power efficient than 4G so more green per area covered...
Soul-
That's insane scaling! Tech really moves quick.
I'm not even sure I was supposed to get 5G. The guy on the phone wasn't entirely sure as Three implemented the service pretty rapidly, and inputting my post into their website says I'm not in the 5G zone, yet here we are.
I'm not even fussed about the speed, I won't be doing anything demanding really, it's just the fact that it's consistent that's very pleasing.Shit, at this point, gaming is looking tempting after a decade's hiatus.
Chak
Interesting. I've been testing various Bandwidth hogs for the past few days and it's not blinked.
I've always had connectivity issues prior to this during peak hours. Last time I experienced this much consistent bandwidth was back at Uni with Virgin.
Such low latency is frikking amazing.