-1Gbit/s data rate
-1ms latency
-same energy efficiency as 4G
What would you build or do with such a powerful internet connection (besides stream more content)?
I’m assuming the main mobile/IoT use case will be persistent video. Real-time streaming for facial recognition, event detection, survey, etc.
It will replace most of the MPLS and similar tech for field offices. Better mousetrap.
Personally, I’m more interested in low bandwidth (3G-like), high penetration technology for IoT.. metering, telemetry, etc. In the long run, I think hardware will get cheaper and faster at lower power, and streaming everything to cloud will always be less reliable and higher opex.
>-1ms latency
So better than current top of the line 1Gbit stationary fiber? 20 people maxing single base station, and dont forget the xx GB/month data cap. What you describe is maybe 7-8G.
But just for fun: phones will become thin clients if/when we eventually reach ~100Mbit _unmetered standard data plans_ as a baseline. The idea of phone OS might vanish, handsets will be treated as fancy skins for your cloud data instance. Commodity hardware, no more $1K smartphones.
Coverage, network cost and hardware cost are the interesting factors. We’ll see how 5g actually effects those once the shine of the hot new tech wears off.
The real, actionable, answer is boring: I’d upgrade my hotspot and If the price is reasonable, I’d replace my household ISP.