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DHagar
DHagar
1/11/2018 5:21:38 PM
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Re: 5G Heats Up
@mhhf1ve, great analysis!.  What I believe may evolve is less a descriptive standard than an interoperable one.  If they don't build bridges with their network they will be limited in being able to operate only as an independent island. 

The potential markets with 5G, like the development of the net, open up too many opportunities to be limited.

 

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afwriter
afwriter
1/11/2018 4:13:36 PM
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Re: AT&T
I can't speak to their financial situation other than the fact that I send them a sizable check every month. I think in this situation AT&T is trying to position themselves as the top telco in the United States which means being the first, being the loudest, and like a neglected 4-year-old, tugging on our collective pant legs until we at least acknowledge they are in the room. 

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mhhf1ve
mhhf1ve
1/11/2018 12:50:10 PM
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Re: 5G Heats Up
> "I certainly don't remember who rolled 4G out well."

Well, from some reports I've seen -- the US was regarded as the first major country to roll out 4G LTE, ahead of Europe and some other countries on the lead edge in Asia. The wireless industry touts that the early 4G rollout somehow kept the US in the lead economically. But there are some obvious arguments against that idea. Still, the bragging rights of a country getting to be the first to adopt some next generation network must have *some* value, right? I just don't know if that kind of prestige works so well when it comes to individual ISPs so much when customers don't usually care about the network's reputation as much as how well it works for their particular needs. 

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elizabethv
elizabethv
1/11/2018 9:24:12 AM
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Re: 5G Heats Up
@DHagar - Good point, being first will at best put the network ahead of the others. Though I wouldn't be surprised if it went almost completely unnoticed either. Unless it's rollled out with a lot of marketing and hype. But even that they have to be cautious with, because they can't roll out and then not keep marketing promises. 

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elizabethv
elizabethv
1/11/2018 9:20:37 AM
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Re: 5G Heats Up
@mhhf1ve - That's a great assessment. I certainly don't remember who rolled 4G out well. But I would think, rolling out a network that isn't completely planned out and ready to run seemlessly would probably really hurt their future expansion more than being second or third in the race will. 

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elizabethv
elizabethv
1/11/2018 9:12:32 AM
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AT&T
I have to wonder if AT&T isn't dealing with financial hardships they're trying desperately to save the company from. They seem to have a hand in every cookie jar and are over-eager to compete on every playing field. I would think claiming you'll have something before you actually will, in the end will hurt more than it helps. I can't be the only person thinking AT&T is starting to act like a neglected 4 year-old. 

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mhhf1ve
mhhf1ve
1/10/2018 7:51:25 PM
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Re: 5G Heats Up
The wide variance of 5G technologies really makes me wonder how a unified standard will even happen. The "GSM vs CDMA" world we live in is simple -- compared to the breadth of spectrum that 5G will use. I thought we were moving toward wireless unification when Apple released an iPhone that could be used on both AT&T and Verizon. But it looks like that trend is dead, and we'll probably see more and more phones that, even unlocked, won't work on different networks.

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DHagar
DHagar
1/10/2018 6:22:51 PM
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Re: 5G Heats Up
@srufolo1 - good assessment.  At least they are recognizing the "new" requirements that have to be added to support this capability.  That is valuable in and of itself.  Whoever puts together the whole package will become one of the leaders - but that truly is a learning curve.

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DHagar
DHagar
1/10/2018 6:20:17 PM
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Re: 5G Heats Up
@afwriter, good point!  It will not be without the fail fast experience where we apply, learn, improve and reapply until we learn what truly works.

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DHagar
DHagar
1/10/2018 6:18:18 PM
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Re: 5G Heats Up
@mhhf1ve, well said!  But the environment that supports that will truly gain the edge - whether US, developing countries, and/or other leaders.  It will be a transformative environment involving both public and private entities.

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