[1st-mile-nm] The False 5G Narrative in DC

[Doug Orr]

Great article.

It seems like the only likely underlying reasons to push 5g are either (a)
carriers are needing to update infrastructure to even stay in the game,
given bandwidth requirements of video, or (b) wireless carriers are taking
a run at cable's video customers, offering them the bait of having a single
source of internet instead of needing two subscriptions.

In either case, the likelihood of improving service to underserved areas is
not increased. Those customers are still too expensive to reach.

In-town consumers could save some money by cutting out a subscription or
through pressure on cable companies (case b) but I'm willing to bet the
mobile operators are smart enough to not leave that money on the table,
given the completely duopolistic competition. I love the smell of bundling
in the morning... smells like victory.

All they need is some content for the old people who aren't up to figuring
out cord cutting (hello Time Warner!)

And the only downside is some completely crazy, ugly, unnecessary
infrastructure to deliver signals across the street. My Google Fi
connection sends my phone calls over the internet via wifi so they're
piggybacking on my Comcast connection when I'm home. This would rube
goldberg that all the other way around.

  Doug

On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 10:12 AM Richard Lowenberg <rl at 1st-mile.org> wrote:

> Piggy-backing on my prior posting and previous postings on this list,
> I am once again referring to (today's) insightful POTs & PANs blog:
> The False 5G Narrative in DC, which also applies to our State.
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> https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2018/05/10/the-false-5g-narrative-in-dc/
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> RL
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