In /r/crypto there's a monthly wish list thread where people can wish for articles (or other stuff) from the community. If there was such a thing for HN I would wish for this: A technical article with perspectives from people actual in-the-know about 5G, describing how/if 5G is actually going to enable things like this in a way not possible with 4G.<p>I can't understand why IoT would benefit from 5G, it can't be the lower latency can it? Is the energy consumption lower?<p>To me, 5G just feels like an enormous hype train.
I doubt 5G will ever be deployed to the density where it replaces wired Internet. It's just too expensive, and there are too few reasons to pay for it.<p>The use case where everything on your WiFi goes through a VPN seems like bad design to me. Each endpoint should care about it's transport-layer security; why trust the WiFi router?<p>I also don't think "consumers" are going to want to pay for the add-on on their Verizon bill for a 5G connected refrigerator. The greed of the telcos should kill the IoT dystopia before it becomes much of a problem.
This could be renamed "5G misunderstandings rant".<p>Standalone 5G NR-U using unlicensed spectrum is critical to 5G. It can shortcut cellular operators like Verizon and AT&T. In business jargon this is called "new verticals". (You can get unlicensed spectrum in LTE in some areas and some cities but it's still sketchy).<p>NR-U enables local private application specific 5G networks. You also get open mobile broadband 5G services from new service providers such as existing cable operators, internet service providers or neutral host service providers. Traditional internet service provider can use 5G NR-U to replace copper. Internet traffic can go into fiber directly from your personal microcell in you apartment/house. Or it can replacement for the copper in old apartment buildings.
I can't see how 99% of this is specifically applicable to 5G.
It's just faster mobile internet.
Anything you can do with it you can do with 4G, just possibly not quite as fast.
So why the worry that 5G is going to cause issues?
Actually I think that China will get all of it, since they seems to be the only one to master the technology. They will not let you use all the energy you want, they will just plan the usage and let you use the energy you can use based on your citizen score. Everything will be monitored thanks to 5G, and they will save the human kind.<p>Edit: I forgot sarcasm was not really appreciated on HN