Bzzzt! statement makes no sense. Even if everyone in the world had a half dozen such devices you wouldn't hit most.
I've seen the 100 billion devices online estimate and that includes internet connected refrigerators, coffee makers, thermostats and washing machines. None of those need gigabit per second speeds to notify you that the rinse cycle is done or a filter needs to be replaced.
Leave, leave. Leave your body behind.
Remember , you can spread Peanut Butter on CD/DVD’s and they’ll play with no problem ,LOL
Interesting article. Thanks for posting.
BFL
With chips designed and built here in the USA.
I only have one question: How much per month?
>> 5G-equipped devices could download HD films in a second – but the new network might be so fast it can download 800 films per second
An HD film (140 minutes) is about 20 gigabytes. To download that in a second would require speeds of about 200 gigabits per second.
Eight hundred HD films per second, then, would require a network speed of about 160,000 gigabits per second. (160 TERAbits per second.)
Unless I made a huge math error, their claim is BS.
users. *sigh*
what does ‘fast’ mean? GBps?
Not for me, thanks. IMO we’ve already overdone it.
I’m about to hop in the DeLorean and head back to the 80’s.
Good. Means it can transfer a lot of data in a short time. This may be the answer to being able to dump the cable internet company once and for all.
What in the world could my lightbulb have to tell me?
Now, a talking toaster, that’s a different idea.
Great, so every week after Thanksgiving the fridge is going to try ordering another turkey to replace the one that was in there the day before Thanksgiving.
And, when the beer runs out, some government software override will tell the fridge to order soy milk instead of more beer.
the annoying thought that the Gubment will likely feel the NEED to get involved in Taxing and otherwise controlling this network just came to mind.
a Speed Limit perhaps afteral we cant have anyone being hurt by intemperate “surfers”
lol If I were to download a single HD movie on my 4G phone, my bill would probably be over $300.
I don’t need a fridge connected to the internet!!
I want my pc and telephone to connect and not pay high rate of $60 a month for 1gb of data like Verizon charges.
I pay $30 a month for T-Mobile for 5gb of data and that 1 or 5gb is an artificial barrier so they can charge you more when there is plenty of bandwidth around.
5G speed is 5 gigabits per second!
http://www.cnet.com/news/ericsson-tests-out-crazy-fast-5-gbps-wireless-speed/
You know the carriers will set a limit.
[eyeroll] I can't wait.
My first cable internet mid-level connection in late 2002 was 1 Mbps.
Every so often, the cable company would up the speed, usually in 1-3 Mpbs increments. Last year, it was up to 20 Mbps. but I was only getting about 15 Mbps. I was still using the DOCSIS 2.0. I updgraded to a DOCSIS 3.0 combined modem-router.
A couple of months ago, the cable companies upped the speed to 50 Mbps. I get close to that, when they aren’t working on the lines and system.
The cost has risen from about $35 in 2002 to $65 now.
Another advantage with cable is that my download for my preferred package is 250 GB per month. Even marathoning TV series via Netflix, I seldom use even 1/2 of that.
I could save about $15 a month with the next lower capacity package, but my speed would be cut to about 10 Mbps and download to 100 GB per month.
Until G6 comes along in a few months and G7 a few months after that and G8 a few.... Sorry, can’t get all excited about any of it.