[opendtv] Re: Techspot: AT&T is branding 4G networks and phones as 5G in a marketing scam
- From: "Craig Birkmaier" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "brewmastercraig" for DMARC)
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2019 09:26:42 -0500
On Jan 7, 2019, at 9:18 PM, Manfredi (US), Albert E
<albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Wouldn’t be the first time the networks indulge in mindless hype. 4G and LTE
have long had these faster options available, in the standard, including 4X4
MIMO and including the 1 Gb/s cellular speed.
Yeah, the 5G hype is starting to gain steam. As Bert points out, this is old
news. It happens every time there is a major pending shift in wireless
technology.
What is more important is that the wireless infrastructure is constantly
evolving. Sometimes along proprietary paths, sometimes via international
standards.
What Bert is ignoring is the reality that upgrading the existing infrastructure
is just as important as developing new standards using previously unused
frequency bands. In fact it may be more important, as these upgrades do not
require the involvement of regulators and greedy state & local politicians, who
seek to “tax” every new communications infrastructure.
Here’s an example:
https://www.heartland.org/publications-resources/publications/research--commentary-pole-attachment-fees
Truth is that there is vast potential for upgrading the technology in the lower
frequency bands we use today. As Bert points out, MIMO antenna technologies are
a big deal. As I have reported in the past, upgrading towers to use MIMO
technologies can significantly improve throughput via spectral reuse, AND
reduce power consumption dramatically as well.
Perhaps Bert is yearning for the good old days when the FCC chose technology
winners, while building “walls” to prevent the deployment of competing
technologies. Can you say “FM.” How about “ATSC?”
Fortunately, thanks to competition, ATSC is now just a footnote in the history
of TV, as competition has rendered it mostly irrelevant.
Regards
Craig
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