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5G explained: How it works, who it will impact, and when we'll have it
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tovarichpeter
2019 Feb 21, 6:29pm
tovarichpeter
2019 Feb 21, 6:29pm
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/02/trump-demands-quick-rollout-of-6g-wireless-tech-which-doesnt-exist/
Trump is calling for 6G!!!!!
Trump is calling for 6G!!!!!
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anonymous
2019 Feb 22, 1:22am
Here are the US cities we know will have 5G networks lit up for Samsung's new Galaxy S10 5G phone
The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G is the first 5G smartphone, and owners will be able to connect to some 5G networks in certain cities, depending on their carriers, when it's released.
The lineup of cities lit up with 5G is pretty limited so far.
Some carriers might roll out their 5G networks later this year, but they might not be compatible with the Galaxy S10 5G
The Galaxy S10 5G is an early adopter device that most people shouldn't buy if they want a long-term 5G smartphone.
Here it is, the first smartphone that can connect to fabled 5G networks — the Galaxy S10 5G, which Samsung unveiled on Wednesday alongside the company's flagship Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10 Plus, and even its new foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Fold.
With 5G comes the promise of super fast data speeds, virtually zero latency (websites and videos will appear almost instantaneously), and fewer speed drops when networks get congested during peak hours.
Indeed, the Galaxy S10 5G comes with different hardware than the regular Galaxy S10 phones that allows it to connect to 5G networks. That extra hardware is Qualcomm's X50 modem. All phones have modems, but the X50 is one of the first that can connect to a 5G network.
The problem is that there are several different types of 5G networks, like "sub-6GHz" and "millimeter wave," and Qualcomm's X50 modem only supports the millimeter wave 5G spectrum.
That's actually fine for some of the mobile 5G networks that currently exist and are rolling out in 2019, but carriers will start using the sub-6GHz 5G spectrum over time as they expand their 5G networks. That means Galaxy S10 5G users will be able to enjoy some earlier 5G networks from their carriers, but as carriers expand their 5G networks starting in 2020, Galaxy S10 5G owners will be left in the past.
Real quick: What you're looking for with the Galaxy S10 5G is "millimeter wave," not "sub-6GHz" 5G.
Most carriers are using millimeter wave 5G now, and will eventually expand or move over entirely to sub-6GHz over time.
Sub-6GHz 5G networks will supposedly come with many of the overall benefits of "5G" as a whole, like faster speeds, lower latency, and less congestion than the current LTE networks. They'll also have significantly more range than "millimeter wave" networks, too.
However, sub-6GHz networks won't be as fast as "millimeter wave" 5G networks.
Verizon.
On Thursday, Verizon's CEO Hans Vestberg told investors that the company will roll out mobile 5G networks to 30 cities this year, according to The Verge. However, it wasn't clear which cities are included in the list, when, and which mobile 5G networks — whether millimeter wave or sub-6GHz — would be rolled out in 2019.
PCMag's Sascha Segan said that the Galaxy S10 5G will work on Verizon's millimeter wave 5G network when it rolls out, but it won't let users enjoy Verizon's expanded sub-6GHz 5G network when it rolls out in 2020 or 2021.
AT&T.
AT&T is currently the only US carrier to offer actual, real mobile 5G that should work with the new Galaxy S10 5G when it's released. PCMag's Segan notes, however, that the Galaxy S10 5G won't support AT&T's expanded sub-6GHz 5G coverage coming later this year.
So far, AT&T's mobile 5G networks that's compatible with the Galaxy S10 5G can be found in "select areas" of the 12 cities, including:
FL: Jacksonville
GA: Atlanta
IN: Indianapolis
KY: Louisville
LA: New Orleans
NC: Charlotte, Raleigh
OK: Oklahoma City
TX: Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Waco
In 2019, AT&T plans to rollout its mobile 5G network to nine more cities, but it's not clear if the Galaxy S10 5G will be compatible with AT&T's 5G networks there. These cities include:
NV: Las Vegas
CA: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose
TN: Nashville
FL: Orlando
MN: Minneapolis
IL: Chicago
By early 2020, AT&T promises nationwide 5G, but it won't be compatible with the Galaxy S10 5G. That's because AT&T will be rolling out its sub-6GHz 5G network, which the Galaxy S10 5G doesn't support.
T-Mobile.
T-Mobile has promised to roll out its 5G network to 30 cities in early 2019, and it plans to have a nationwide 5G network in 2020.
With that said, T-Mobile's main sub-6GHz 5G network isn't compatible with the Galaxy S10 5G. PCMag's Segan said that T-Mobile has some millimeter wave 5G networks that'll work with the Galaxy S10 5G available in a "few major cities."
It's not clear which cities have T-Mobile's millimeter wave 5G network, but the first few cities that will get T-Mobile's 5G network are:
NY: New York City
CA: Los Angeles
TX: Dallas
NV: Las Vegas
Again, it's not clear exactly which cities have the millimeter wave 5G networks that the Galaxy S10 5G supports.
Sprint.
Sprint's 5G roadmap includes a rollout to nine cities in the first half of 2019, which should be perfectly compatible with the Galaxy S10 5G, according to Segan.
Those first nine cities in the first half of 2019 include:
GA: Atlanta
IL: Chicago
TX: Dallas, Houston
MI: Kansas City
CA: Los Angeles
NY: New York City
AZ: Phoenix
Washington D.C.
More on the Samsung phones etc. - https://www.businessinsider.com/samsung-galaxy-s10-5g-which-us-cities-have-5g-networks-2019-2#5g-really-shouldnt-be-the-main-attraction-for-those-interested-in-the-galaxy-s10-5g-6
The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G is the first 5G smartphone, and owners will be able to connect to some 5G networks in certain cities, depending on their carriers, when it's released.
The lineup of cities lit up with 5G is pretty limited so far.
Some carriers might roll out their 5G networks later this year, but they might not be compatible with the Galaxy S10 5G
The Galaxy S10 5G is an early adopter device that most people shouldn't buy if they want a long-term 5G smartphone.
Here it is, the first smartphone that can connect to fabled 5G networks — the Galaxy S10 5G, which Samsung unveiled on Wednesday alongside the company's flagship Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10 Plus, and even its new foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Fold.
With 5G comes the promise of super fast data speeds, virtually zero latency (websites and videos will appear almost instantaneously), and fewer speed drops when networks get congested during peak hours.
Indeed, the Galaxy S10 5G comes with different hardware than the regular Galaxy S10 phones that allows it to connect to 5G networks. That extra hardware is Qualcomm's X50 modem. All phones have modems, but the X50 is one of the first that can connect to a 5G network.
The problem is that there are several different types of 5G networks, like "sub-6GHz" and "millimeter wave," and Qualcomm's X50 modem only supports the millimeter wave 5G spectrum.
That's actually fine for some of the mobile 5G networks that currently exist and are rolling out in 2019, but carriers will start using the sub-6GHz 5G spectrum over time as they expand their 5G networks. That means Galaxy S10 5G users will be able to enjoy some earlier 5G networks from their carriers, but as carriers expand their 5G networks starting in 2020, Galaxy S10 5G owners will be left in the past.
Real quick: What you're looking for with the Galaxy S10 5G is "millimeter wave," not "sub-6GHz" 5G.
Most carriers are using millimeter wave 5G now, and will eventually expand or move over entirely to sub-6GHz over time.
Sub-6GHz 5G networks will supposedly come with many of the overall benefits of "5G" as a whole, like faster speeds, lower latency, and less congestion than the current LTE networks. They'll also have significantly more range than "millimeter wave" networks, too.
However, sub-6GHz networks won't be as fast as "millimeter wave" 5G networks.
Verizon.
On Thursday, Verizon's CEO Hans Vestberg told investors that the company will roll out mobile 5G networks to 30 cities this year, according to The Verge. However, it wasn't clear which cities are included in the list, when, and which mobile 5G networks — whether millimeter wave or sub-6GHz — would be rolled out in 2019.
PCMag's Sascha Segan said that the Galaxy S10 5G will work on Verizon's millimeter wave 5G network when it rolls out, but it won't let users enjoy Verizon's expanded sub-6GHz 5G network when it rolls out in 2020 or 2021.
AT&T.
AT&T is currently the only US carrier to offer actual, real mobile 5G that should work with the new Galaxy S10 5G when it's released. PCMag's Segan notes, however, that the Galaxy S10 5G won't support AT&T's expanded sub-6GHz 5G coverage coming later this year.
So far, AT&T's mobile 5G networks that's compatible with the Galaxy S10 5G can be found in "select areas" of the 12 cities, including:
FL: Jacksonville
GA: Atlanta
IN: Indianapolis
KY: Louisville
LA: New Orleans
NC: Charlotte, Raleigh
OK: Oklahoma City
TX: Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Waco
In 2019, AT&T plans to rollout its mobile 5G network to nine more cities, but it's not clear if the Galaxy S10 5G will be compatible with AT&T's 5G networks there. These cities include:
NV: Las Vegas
CA: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose
TN: Nashville
FL: Orlando
MN: Minneapolis
IL: Chicago
By early 2020, AT&T promises nationwide 5G, but it won't be compatible with the Galaxy S10 5G. That's because AT&T will be rolling out its sub-6GHz 5G network, which the Galaxy S10 5G doesn't support.
T-Mobile.
T-Mobile has promised to roll out its 5G network to 30 cities in early 2019, and it plans to have a nationwide 5G network in 2020.
With that said, T-Mobile's main sub-6GHz 5G network isn't compatible with the Galaxy S10 5G. PCMag's Segan said that T-Mobile has some millimeter wave 5G networks that'll work with the Galaxy S10 5G available in a "few major cities."
It's not clear which cities have T-Mobile's millimeter wave 5G network, but the first few cities that will get T-Mobile's 5G network are:
NY: New York City
CA: Los Angeles
TX: Dallas
NV: Las Vegas
Again, it's not clear exactly which cities have the millimeter wave 5G networks that the Galaxy S10 5G supports.
Sprint.
Sprint's 5G roadmap includes a rollout to nine cities in the first half of 2019, which should be perfectly compatible with the Galaxy S10 5G, according to Segan.
Those first nine cities in the first half of 2019 include:
GA: Atlanta
IL: Chicago
TX: Dallas, Houston
MI: Kansas City
CA: Los Angeles
NY: New York City
AZ: Phoenix
Washington D.C.
More on the Samsung phones etc. - https://www.businessinsider.com/samsung-galaxy-s10-5g-which-us-cities-have-5g-networks-2019-2#5g-really-shouldnt-be-the-main-attraction-for-those-interested-in-the-galaxy-s10-5g-6
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anonymous
2019 Feb 22, 5:35am
Article from Deloitte cited in comment two of this thread: http://patrick.net/post/1297663/2016-10-24-fourth-industrial-revolution-will-be-lead-by-robots-futurist-says
Article is 16 pages, breakdown as follows:
The shift to 5G
The fuel for economic growth
The competition is fast
Speed matters; fuel is expensive
Winning takes a nation
Conclusion
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/us/Documents/technology-media-telecommunications/us-tmt-5g-deployment-imperative.pdf
Article is 16 pages, breakdown as follows:
The shift to 5G
The fuel for economic growth
The competition is fast
Speed matters; fuel is expensive
Winning takes a nation
Conclusion
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/us/Documents/technology-media-telecommunications/us-tmt-5g-deployment-imperative.pdf
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anonymous
2019 Mar 6, 6:17am
WineHorror1 says
Trump Looks To Nationalize 5G
Trump apparently wants to control 5G in a ‘state-run’ socialist twist to American capitalism—and now there are indications that it could become part of the 2020 election campaign.
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign team renewed its controversial pitch on nationalizing the country’s 5G network. In other words, the government would have control of 5G airwaves and lease access to private wireless providers.
Kayleigh McEnany, a Trump 2020 campaign spokeswoman, told Politico that a wholesale 5G market would drive down costs and provide access to millions of Americans who are currently underserved.
“This is in line with President Trump’s agenda to benefit all Americans, regardless of geography," McEnany said. Trump's 2020 campaign manager, Brad Parscale, has been also pushing for a plan that would involve a nationwide 5G network.
Last month, President Trump himself wrote on social media about 5G, saying that “American companies must step up their efforts, or get left behind."
“I want 5G, and even 6G, technology in the United States as soon as possible. It is far more powerful, faster, and smarter than the current standard,” he tweeted. (We’ll let the fact that there is no such thing as 6G technology slide for the sake of election campaigning).
Not everyone’s on board the nationalization train, though. There are some in the White House who would prefer the industry lead this game. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow, for one, believes wireless companies should manage the build-out of 5G. Feeling the heat over this talk of nationalization, even McEnany and Parscale later walked back their calls for government control of 5G, saying they were expressing their own personal opinions—not Trump’s.
The idea of a wholesale network is being pushed by little known wireless company Rivada Networks. However, it should be noted that Peter Thiel and Karl Rove, who both have close ties to the Republican party and are strong President Trump supporters, have invested in Rivada.
While this new campaign is ostensibly aimed at reducing costs and providing rural residents with fast internet, motives aren’t always what they appear to be.
We heard about this plan last year, too, when the administration thought it would test the waters and gauge public sentiment. It’s wasn’t very successful, taking a lot of heat from critics in the industry and from the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). It also got crushed by lawmakers on both sides of the gaping political divide. It was quickly shoved under the rug.
But China keeps coming back around.
A memo from a National Security Council official, obtained by Axios, insisted that a strong, government-controlled 5G network is necessary as a bulwark against Chinese threats to America’s economy and cyber security.
“China has achieved a dominant position in the manufacture and operation of network infrastructure…China is the dominant malicious actor in the Information Domain,” the memo read.
In the meantime, U.S. mobile providers such as AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile, for example, are investing heavily in this area and have promised to make 5G a reality later this year.
However, they are still lagging behind Chinese companies, Huawei primarily, one of the biggest phone makers and telecommunications kit providers in the world and the company that has been the target of U.S. lobbying over national security and economy concerns.
The US administration has recently announced it is considered barring American companies from using equipment from Chinese companies and called on its allies to do the same.
So, the elephant in the 5G room is China—not “underserved” American farmers—however, nice that might sound for the 2020 campaign. Much of China’s power comes from the fact that the government controls everything. But the suggestion is that if America wants to beat China, it has to become China, and nationalization is the first step.
https://safehaven.com/news/Breaking-News/Trump-Looks-To-Nationalize-5G.html
Related: Trump campaign clarifies 5G policy after catching administration off guard
https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-sneak-peek-ae9f56ed-3b6e-4748-8a57-dbc018775e0a.html
Rivada Networks: Rivada Networks is a US-based communications technology business with offices in the US and Ireland. The name Rivada is derived from the acronym, "Radio Interoperable Voice and Data Applications."[1]
The company specialises in the provision of wireless and interoperable telecommunications systems to public safety agencies and other emergency/disaster response agencies including the National Guard, US Coastguard, and Customs and Border Protection.
The firm has pioneered the development of technologies designed to enable public safety agencies to fund and operate their own dedicated mobile communications networks.[2] Rivada Networks was founded on July 6, 2004 [3] and its current CEO and chairman is Irish businessman Declan Ganley.[4]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivada_Networks
Rivada Networks provides advanced communications solutions to the public safety community at local, state and federal levels.
Rivada Networks' technologies enable public safety agencies to retain absolute control over their own dedicated broadband networks, while enabling the generation of valuable revenues from unused capacity, when available.
Following the events of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, Congress allocated dedicated radio spectrum in the 700 Mhz band, to US public safety. The legislation allows for non-priority access to the spectrum for competitive commercial users.
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/rivada-networks#section-overview
Does anyone really think this is a good thing?
Trump Looks To Nationalize 5G
Trump apparently wants to control 5G in a ‘state-run’ socialist twist to American capitalism—and now there are indications that it could become part of the 2020 election campaign.
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign team renewed its controversial pitch on nationalizing the country’s 5G network. In other words, the government would have control of 5G airwaves and lease access to private wireless providers.
Kayleigh McEnany, a Trump 2020 campaign spokeswoman, told Politico that a wholesale 5G market would drive down costs and provide access to millions of Americans who are currently underserved.
“This is in line with President Trump’s agenda to benefit all Americans, regardless of geography," McEnany said. Trump's 2020 campaign manager, Brad Parscale, has been also pushing for a plan that would involve a nationwide 5G network.
Last month, President Trump himself wrote on social media about 5G, saying that “American companies must step up their efforts, or get left behind."
“I want 5G, and even 6G, technology in the United States as soon as possible. It is far more powerful, faster, and smarter than the current standard,” he tweeted. (We’ll let the fact that there is no such thing as 6G technology slide for the sake of election campaigning).
Not everyone’s on board the nationalization train, though. There are some in the White House who would prefer the industry lead this game. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow, for one, believes wireless companies should manage the build-out of 5G. Feeling the heat over this talk of nationalization, even McEnany and Parscale later walked back their calls for government control of 5G, saying they were expressing their own personal opinions—not Trump’s.
The idea of a wholesale network is being pushed by little known wireless company Rivada Networks. However, it should be noted that Peter Thiel and Karl Rove, who both have close ties to the Republican party and are strong President Trump supporters, have invested in Rivada.
While this new campaign is ostensibly aimed at reducing costs and providing rural residents with fast internet, motives aren’t always what they appear to be.
We heard about this plan last year, too, when the administration thought it would test the waters and gauge public sentiment. It’s wasn’t very successful, taking a lot of heat from critics in the industry and from the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). It also got crushed by lawmakers on both sides of the gaping political divide. It was quickly shoved under the rug.
But China keeps coming back around.
A memo from a National Security Council official, obtained by Axios, insisted that a strong, government-controlled 5G network is necessary as a bulwark against Chinese threats to America’s economy and cyber security.
“China has achieved a dominant position in the manufacture and operation of network infrastructure…China is the dominant malicious actor in the Information Domain,” the memo read.
In the meantime, U.S. mobile providers such as AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile, for example, are investing heavily in this area and have promised to make 5G a reality later this year.
However, they are still lagging behind Chinese companies, Huawei primarily, one of the biggest phone makers and telecommunications kit providers in the world and the company that has been the target of U.S. lobbying over national security and economy concerns.
The US administration has recently announced it is considered barring American companies from using equipment from Chinese companies and called on its allies to do the same.
So, the elephant in the 5G room is China—not “underserved” American farmers—however, nice that might sound for the 2020 campaign. Much of China’s power comes from the fact that the government controls everything. But the suggestion is that if America wants to beat China, it has to become China, and nationalization is the first step.
https://safehaven.com/news/Breaking-News/Trump-Looks-To-Nationalize-5G.html
Related: Trump campaign clarifies 5G policy after catching administration off guard
https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-sneak-peek-ae9f56ed-3b6e-4748-8a57-dbc018775e0a.html
Rivada Networks: Rivada Networks is a US-based communications technology business with offices in the US and Ireland. The name Rivada is derived from the acronym, "Radio Interoperable Voice and Data Applications."[1]
The company specialises in the provision of wireless and interoperable telecommunications systems to public safety agencies and other emergency/disaster response agencies including the National Guard, US Coastguard, and Customs and Border Protection.
The firm has pioneered the development of technologies designed to enable public safety agencies to fund and operate their own dedicated mobile communications networks.[2] Rivada Networks was founded on July 6, 2004 [3] and its current CEO and chairman is Irish businessman Declan Ganley.[4]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivada_Networks
Rivada Networks provides advanced communications solutions to the public safety community at local, state and federal levels.
Rivada Networks' technologies enable public safety agencies to retain absolute control over their own dedicated broadband networks, while enabling the generation of valuable revenues from unused capacity, when available.
Following the events of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, Congress allocated dedicated radio spectrum in the 700 Mhz band, to US public safety. The legislation allows for non-priority access to the spectrum for competitive commercial users.
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/rivada-networks#section-overview
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zzyzzx
2019 Mar 6, 10:00am
zzyzzx
2019 Mar 6, 10:00am
WineHorror1 says
if it gets you more potential sources for high speed internet at home, then yes. Currently lack of competition leaves us with high prices.
Does anyone really think this is a good thing?
if it gets you more potential sources for high speed internet at home, then yes. Currently lack of competition leaves us with high prices.
7
anonymous
2019 Mar 29, 5:41pm
Infographic: Key Performance Specs Of 5G And 4G Networks
Both peak and regular use download speeds as well as other specs of the new service dwarf existing 4G/LTE specs. The service also offers improved latency (the lag from giving an order to a device and the carrying out of that order), bandwidth and a much higher number of simultaneous carriers. This improvement is especially crucial for the development of services like autonomous driving and the like.
Where exactly the new service will be rolled out first is up in the air still. South Korean mobile providers were planning to roll out the world’s first 5G network service by mid-April. Since U.S. provider Verizon has announced that it wants to launch its 5G offering on April 11, Korean providers have been scrambling to move their date forward.
https://www.ibtimes.com/infographic-key-performance-specs-5g-4g-networks-2780932
Both peak and regular use download speeds as well as other specs of the new service dwarf existing 4G/LTE specs. The service also offers improved latency (the lag from giving an order to a device and the carrying out of that order), bandwidth and a much higher number of simultaneous carriers. This improvement is especially crucial for the development of services like autonomous driving and the like.
Where exactly the new service will be rolled out first is up in the air still. South Korean mobile providers were planning to roll out the world’s first 5G network service by mid-April. Since U.S. provider Verizon has announced that it wants to launch its 5G offering on April 11, Korean providers have been scrambling to move their date forward.
https://www.ibtimes.com/infographic-key-performance-specs-5g-4g-networks-2780932
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WillPowers
2019 Mar 29, 9:06pm
WillPowers
2019 Mar 29, 9:06pm
WineHorror1 says
NOT ME: Why is it the tech industry and our government is alright with using the American populace as test rats for this shit? There are no long term, 40, 50 year studies and I don't buy their simulated studies. That is not the same thing.
Does anyone really think this is a good thing?
NOT ME: Why is it the tech industry and our government is alright with using the American populace as test rats for this shit? There are no long term, 40, 50 year studies and I don't buy their simulated studies. That is not the same thing.
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kt1652
2019 Mar 30, 9:18pm
kt1652
2019 Mar 30, 9:18pm
he who hesitates...is left behind.
Steam engine, diesel, vacuum tubes, solid state, digital, laptop, internet, mobile, EV ...
https://www.industryweek.com/technology-and-iiot/how-5g-will-transform-way-we-live-and-work
This time it's different...lol.
www.youtube.com/embed/F8nUHT1msYc?t=99
Steam engine, diesel, vacuum tubes, solid state, digital, laptop, internet, mobile, EV ...
https://www.industryweek.com/technology-and-iiot/how-5g-will-transform-way-we-live-and-work
This time it's different...lol.
www.youtube.com/embed/F8nUHT1msYc?t=99
12
anonymous
2019 Mar 31, 4:19pm
Hyper-fast 5G cellular service will require transmitters disguised as mailboxes under small-scale cell towers that double as streetlights.
The new 5G signals will be transmitted using small equipment placed an average of 500 feet apart in neighborhoods and business districts.
Much of the equipment will be on streetlights or utility poles, often accompanied by containers the size of refrigerators—disguised as Postal Service-type mailboxes on the ground. Here’s a high-altitude view of what’s about to happen: the 300,000 cell stations currently providing wireless connections nationwide are about to be augmented by millions of 5G units on or near the ground.
We’ll pause here for a moment to consider whether it’s safe to bombard humans with blasts of mega-microwaves at close range.
The answer is nobody really knows, but your 5G-enabled driverless car will be able to give you a hands-free update on this subject from Alexa as the autonomous vehicle takes you to the hospital in 20 years. (Don’t blame us if Alexa gives you an unsolicited, creepy laugh; Amazon announced this week that it’s aware of the problem and trying to fix it.)
But don’t go running outside looking for really large mailboxes just yet. Most of the municipalities in the U.S. have zoning boards with the authority to deny variances and other approvals required for a utility or service provider to install their equipment in a neighborhood. And, as this is being written, a lot of these boards are in the middle of heated debates about the impending 5G invasion. Local government officials across the country are insisting they have the authority to control the placement and look of the new 5G transmitters. They’re resisting pressure to approve a quick installation (quick meaning beginning by the end of this year).
There’s a lot of pressure from some powerful entities to move forward on the installation of 5G infrastructure. The telecom giants, who are licking their chops over 5G networks that are expected to generate at least $250 billion in annual revenue by 2025, want to build the new systems as quickly (and cheaply) as possible. They’re backed by the federal government (including the Federal Communications Commission), which has been directed by the Trump Administration to dismantle regulatory hurdles to just about anything.
More: https://businessfacilities.com/2018/03/5g-cellular-service-transformers/
The new 5G signals will be transmitted using small equipment placed an average of 500 feet apart in neighborhoods and business districts.
Much of the equipment will be on streetlights or utility poles, often accompanied by containers the size of refrigerators—disguised as Postal Service-type mailboxes on the ground. Here’s a high-altitude view of what’s about to happen: the 300,000 cell stations currently providing wireless connections nationwide are about to be augmented by millions of 5G units on or near the ground.
We’ll pause here for a moment to consider whether it’s safe to bombard humans with blasts of mega-microwaves at close range.
The answer is nobody really knows, but your 5G-enabled driverless car will be able to give you a hands-free update on this subject from Alexa as the autonomous vehicle takes you to the hospital in 20 years. (Don’t blame us if Alexa gives you an unsolicited, creepy laugh; Amazon announced this week that it’s aware of the problem and trying to fix it.)
But don’t go running outside looking for really large mailboxes just yet. Most of the municipalities in the U.S. have zoning boards with the authority to deny variances and other approvals required for a utility or service provider to install their equipment in a neighborhood. And, as this is being written, a lot of these boards are in the middle of heated debates about the impending 5G invasion. Local government officials across the country are insisting they have the authority to control the placement and look of the new 5G transmitters. They’re resisting pressure to approve a quick installation (quick meaning beginning by the end of this year).
There’s a lot of pressure from some powerful entities to move forward on the installation of 5G infrastructure. The telecom giants, who are licking their chops over 5G networks that are expected to generate at least $250 billion in annual revenue by 2025, want to build the new systems as quickly (and cheaply) as possible. They’re backed by the federal government (including the Federal Communications Commission), which has been directed by the Trump Administration to dismantle regulatory hurdles to just about anything.
More: https://businessfacilities.com/2018/03/5g-cellular-service-transformers/
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anonymous
2019 Apr 3, 7:05am
How US went from telecoms leader to 5G also-ran without challenger to China’s Huawei
Verizon and Sprint chose the CDMA mobile standard, developed by US firm Qualcomm, which operated on different frequencies than GSM, adopted by Europe
After the initial boom in the mobile industry following deregulation, the US telecommunications industry began to decline from 2001
For well over a century, the US was known for its telecommunications prowess – first for the invention of the single-wire telegraph, and then for Alexander Graham Bell’s invention of the modern-day telephone in the 1800s. Bell went on to found the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (known today as AT&T), which became one of the world’s largest telecommunications firms.
But as 2020 draws near and the world is on the cusp of ultra-fast 5G networks, the US has found itself without a telecommunications hardware champion that can compete with major 5G players such as China’s Huawei Technologies, Finland’s Nokia and Sweden’s Ericsson.
The fifth-generation wireless networks are expected to revolutionise everything from the internet of things to autonomous driving and virtual reality, with billions of dollars in economic benefit brought to countries that are able to keep up with the technology.
Instead, in recent years the US has clashed with China on trade and tech issues and moved to discourage other countries from using Huawei’s 5G gear in their networks, in the hopes that the equipment can be supplied by companies from friendlier nations.
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Verizon and Sprint chose the CDMA mobile standard, developed by US firm Qualcomm, which operated on different frequencies than GSM, adopted by Europe
After the initial boom in the mobile industry following deregulation, the US telecommunications industry began to decline from 2001
For well over a century, the US was known for its telecommunications prowess – first for the invention of the single-wire telegraph, and then for Alexander Graham Bell’s invention of the modern-day telephone in the 1800s. Bell went on to found the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (known today as AT&T), which became one of the world’s largest telecommunications firms.
But as 2020 draws near and the world is on the cusp of ultra-fast 5G networks, the US has found itself without a telecommunications hardware champion that can compete with major 5G players such as China’s Huawei Technologies, Finland’s Nokia and Sweden’s Ericsson.
The fifth-generation wireless networks are expected to revolutionise everything from the internet of things to autonomous driving and virtual reality, with billions of dollars in economic benefit brought to countries that are able to keep up with the technology.
Instead, in recent years the US has clashed with China on trade and tech issues and moved to discourage other countries from using Huawei’s 5G gear in their networks, in the hopes that the equipment can be supplied by companies from friendlier nations.
More: https://www.scmp.com/tech/enterprises/article/3004325/how-us-went-telecoms-leader-5g-also-ran-without-challenger-chinas
At least, that's what mobile carriers and device manufacturers would like us to believe. 5G represents the fifth generation of wireless data networks, and while some phones released this year might boast of being "5G enabled," devices with true 5G won't ship any time soon. Right now the nomenclature used for the technology is mostly marketing fuzz, and all four major mobile carriers in the U.S. are squabbling about the definition of "real" 5G.
In preparation for broad deployment, every major data carrier in the U.S. is actively marketing 5G. Verizon launched a campaign called 5G at Home, a network that leverages home internet to bring high speed data to mobile phones. AT&T recently rolled out a campaign touting a data network the carrier calls "5G Evolution," a rebranding of LTE technology. Sprint promptly sued AT&T and claimed the carrier was misleading customers about what qualifies as 5G. T-Mobile enlisted physicist Michio Kaku to help the company promote their "5G for everyone" marketing campaign. (Kaku is also a CBS News contributor; he was not involved in this story.)
The economic potential of 5G is so significant President Trump to tweeted, "I want 5G, and even 6G, technology in the United States as soon as possible. It is far more powerful, faster, and smarter than the current standard. American companies must step up their efforts, or get left behind."
5G could be a truly revolutionary technology, said Future Today Institute founder and quantitative futurist Amy Webb. In the near future the tech will enable "city-scale networks and city-scale spatial computing. Not just the Internet of Things (IoT) as it relates to your office or home environment but a city where devices and sensors and all sorts of things are connected."
What is 5G?
The name "5G" is a broadcast transmission protocol devised by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), a global consortium of telecom groups; it refers to a spectrum of radio frequencies that carriers like Verizon and AT&T will use to transmit data. The radio signal transmits information at an extremely high frequency (EHF), or "millimeter wave," which allows for connections significantly better than current 4G networks.
The technology promises to transmit a high volume of data to mobile and IoT devices, like connected traffic lights. By some estimates, 5G wireless networks could deliver data at nearly 10 gigabits per second, several orders of magnitude faster than current 4G networks which peak at about 100 megabits per second.
"4G was a faster way to connect to the internet on the go," said Sanyogita Shamsunder, vice president of 5G Labs and Innovation at Verizon. "5G is not only higher throughputs and higher speeds but it fundamentally is a different way to construct the network to provide fast response times from the internet to the mobile end point, whatever it may be: a phone, a robot, an IoT device."
But with great speed comes great complexity. Because the millimeter wave used by 5G transfers information at short distances, more transmitters and base stations, signal repeaters, are required. This could result in prolonged deployment times and spotty coverage, or no coverage in rural areas. 5G waves are also more susceptible to atmospheric interference and weather conditions like rain.
Modern cell towers transmit 4G LTE signals over distances up to several miles, but 5G requires a dense concentration of smaller transmitters to cover the same relative area. Transmitters can be hidden in plain sight on utility poles, street lamps, and rooftops in urban areas. In rural areas there are fewer opportunities to distribute transmitters.
"Opportunities we see in rural markets are around using 5G, perhaps less for just raw speed, and more for these different IoT use cases, so being able to connect farms and farming equipment and sensors in these agriculture locations, so that you know farmers can get much more insight into how crops are doing and get much better yields out," said Samsung's Alok Shah, VP of Networks Strategy, Business Development & Marketing.
There are also security challenges associated with 5G. Chinese tech giant Huawei is one of the world's largest makers of 5G base stations and transmitters in the world, but its products are currently unavailable to American consumers because of sanctions placed on the company by the U.S. government. Huawei has long faced suspicions of espionage, which its founder and president, Ren Zhengfei, denied this week in an exclusive interview with "CBS This Morning" co-host Bianna Golodryga.
Suspicions about the company turned to actual charges in January, when the company, its CFO and a subsidiary were indicted on 23 counts ranging from money laundering and obstruction of justice to stealing trade secrets.
Virtual reality, augmented reality, and more
In spite of the challenges associated with the technology, there are plenty of reasons to be excited about 5G, said Verizon's Shamsunder. "When we built the 4G networks, we didn't know what was possible. We had video as one of the major use cases but very quickly we enabled industries, the ride hailing industry probably wouldn't exist if we didn't have cellphones today," she said.
Augmented reality and virtual reality are likely to gain traction quickly, said Shamsunder. Most contemporary headsets must be directly connected to a PC using USB 3.0 cables. If those headsets were connected to a 5G mobile network instead, the hardware could potentially be untethered, letting the consumer use VR and AR technology in their home, car or on a flight.
Several startup companies are experimenting with AR and VR technologies at Alley, a coworking space and 5G lab in lower Manhattan. Evercoast is a volumetric capture software to build personalized holographic content. The system uses 16 high-definition cameras that capture images from 180 degrees to record real-time 3D scans. The captured images are then transferred to the cloud and a hologram is rendered almost instantly. After capturing the image, users can look at a glass display or through virtual reality goggles to see themselves in different outfits or settings. It's a truly futuristic use of 5G tech.
In the next five years, said Shamsunder, 5G could transform a broad spectrum of industries, including "shopping and education, first responders, public safety, perhaps even nurses and physical therapists."
What excites her most, though, are the innovations that have not yet been invented. "I don't know precisely what is coming," said Shamsunder, "but I know it's going to be wireless and it's going to be exciting."
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