Thanks.
5G pet bracelets... what silly things won’t consumers demand?
Lot of the spectrum wasted. And that will keep other uses out.
It’s not wasted. It’s being used to spy on you. Your refrigerator will track what you eat. Your stove will track whether you are risking your health by undercooking or wasting energy by overcooking. Are you cleaning your countertops properly? Politically incorrect speech in your home? “Alexia, what is a re-education training center, and when will my ride there show up?”
Where did you drive today, and did the route you selected waste energy. How many people were in your vehicle. And what did you buy with your chip when you got there. And who stopped by your house to visit in person today - your doorbell camera will be happy to tell us.
Tag reading cameras. Facial recognition software. All for one purpose.
As for wasted spectrum, that really depends on the range to the backhaul. Run fiber to every light pole in town, and then put a small antenna on each, and capacity is going to be much higher than the scattered large towers used today. Or since I already have fiber to the house, put a unit on my box outside to gather from me and my neighbors.
The goal is for 5G to not just replace current cell service, but to replace WiFi as well. No private networks, everything monitored by Google, or Amazon, or Facebook, or Dell, or AT&T, or a handful of other government approved monitors.