Eli5: What’s special/different about 5G?
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Videos playing faster isn’t really the point (though it’s a minor point). The main point is that 5G can handle more users in crowded spaces like concerts and sporting events. (In the beforetimes, crowded spaces were when our phones stopped working even though we had service because towers were overwhelmed.)
It will also be able to provide short distance super high speeds. So, maybe you have a park that gets 5G millimeter wave (which is what it’s called). Eventually, that tech will roll out to more places than just a few parks. Adding bandwidth enables new capabilities. There’s much bigger files out there than YouTube videos. Maybe people want to use AR in the park or businesses want to transmit high quality 3D scans of construction work. Streaming video games and other programs will require lots of bandwidth.
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