I can see why you're looking for comfort as regards the threat of 5G. The quote you refer to doesn't stack up from what I'm reading. Telstra and Optus are delivering 5G in Australia as we speak and anecdotally the nephew is getting fibre speeds using a fixed wireless connection in various areas in QLD. Apparently its not even geo-locked so he can move it anywhere with instant 80MB/S to the new house.
Of course they may be right and it might not be economically viable. But they're doing it.
Wow, 80MB/s is equivalent to 640Mb/s, that is way faster than most fibre. He will use a months data cap in a few hours.
Wow, 80MB/s is equivalent to 640Mb/s, that is way faster than most fibre. He will use a months data cap in a few hours.
sounds silly what you say
why does the capital B make a difference and how can 80 = 640 at the same yardstick? sorry I'm not with you
There is no data cap
sounds silly what you say
why does the capital B make a difference and how can 80 = 640 at the same yardstick? sorry I'm not with you
There is no data cap
I think 5G will affect Chorus, sooner or later.
MB = megabytes, Mb = megabits - there are 8 bits to a byte
so 1MB=8Mb
sounds silly what you say
why does the capital B make a difference and how can 80 = 640 at the same yardstick? sorry I'm not with you
There is no data cap
sounds silly what you say
why does the capital B make a difference and how can 80 = 640 at the same yardstick? sorry I'm not with you
There is no data cap
I think 5G will affect Chorus, sooner or later.
Capital B = bytes
Lower case b = bits
8 bits to the byte
Telecom companies usually measure in bits because it sounds more.
Would be amazing if we could get wireless in NZ without data caps because that is the main problem with wireless, much more than the slower speed.
Bottomline:
Fibre speeds available over what is a wireless connection
Result:
CNU is screwed.
Fibre speed is always fibre speed (well there is the possibility of contention but less likely) where as wireless will suffer greatly and increasingly from contention (to many users trying to share the same resource).
They just need to sell the difference.
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5g cost and speed won't be a comparable alternative to majority of the population.
5g essentially requires a large fibre network underneath it as it requires multiple more nodes per connection than 4g.
This is why it makes sense for chorus to build and wholesale 5g.
Hard to know how new technology will affect Chorus. Useful article on the state of 5g here. My feeling is it costs a lot to implement and might not be in NZ for decades (apart from the odd test site here and there).
For me the only thing I worry about across all of my investments in NZ is the Government. As we saw with the oil and gas debacle, things can change over night.
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