America´s race to 5G: Government is not the answer
Fox Business,
by
Steven Bucci
Original Article
Posted By: DVC,
3/29/2019 2:19:19 PM
All of America is expectantly waiting for the long promised 5G networks to upgrade our communications systems. We are incredibly dependent on our devices, as individuals and as entities; so it’s easy to understand why people are excited for this next-generation Opens a New Window. network. What is the fastest and most effective way to achieve 5G accessibility across the nation? Bluntly, it is not “Have the government do it.” It is not exactly like the big (and small) telecoms are dragging their feet. In fact, quite the opposite. They are racing each other to get strong and reliable 5G service
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Toledo 3/29/2019 2:35:50 PM (No. 17083)
Verizon already has 5G wifi routers. I have one. Blazing fast. Will probably be fast fr outdoor 5G
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
TLCary 3/29/2019 2:42:33 PM (No. 17089)
"AT&T´s "5G Evolution" (5G E) actually delivers slower service than Verizon´s and T-Mobile´s advanced LTE network"
5G is fast, 5G Marketing is much faster
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Bohallx 3/29/2019 2:47:14 PM (No. 17084)
I had no idea what dangers G5 promised until I took a good look at their satellite system, and the ground station operations ~ and I was doing that ONLY because one of the House committee chairmen proposed fixing the border by giving the Border Patrol a brand new state of the art cellphone system.
Obviously that was G5.
Real quick, you need a ground tower every 200 feet. The signal from just 20 satellites if aimed at a single point on the ground could very well FRY whatever is at that point.
Those ground towers will need protected all along the border by something resembling Donald Trump´s Wall lest they be turned into spare parts for some local guy´s TV pick up system.
And, on top of that, the ground towers and the frequencies they use are DANGEROUS to anyone just wandering around.
To say there are bugs to work out of G5 is an understatement.
But, we could probably protect the border with a G5 system. In fact, we could make it exceedingly unsafe to even come near the border.... without some sort of radio signal shelter ~ not that I´m against a Star Trek sort of disruptor beam disposing of malefactors there, but I´m not sure this will sell well in the more civilized parts of North America either.
I know there are those who say "what´s he know"... and all I can say is "I know enough" ~ I don´t even wear a mechanical watch on my wrist!
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Videodrone 3/29/2019 4:07:22 PM (No. 17091)
5G is very short range, does not travel through walls and buildings as #3 points out don´t expect it even covering the major interstates for some time.
currently in preparation for the annual haj to lost wages for the increasingly misnamed "National Association of Broadcasters" convention - the push this year is "ATSC 3.0" which relies on 5G and we are now in the age of "...Would you like to know more?"
- with full individuality identifiable and traceable tracking
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Highvoltage 3/29/2019 6:26:10 PM (No. 17087)
The government, a huge bureaucracy is never the answer when it comes to innovation and coming up with the best ideas.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Rubinski 3/29/2019 6:33:03 PM (No. 17090)
The World Health Organization classified RF Radiation as a possible “carcinogenic” in 2011. And there are literally hundreds of peer reviewed scientific studies linking RF Radiation to things like cancer, crib death, DNA damage (especially in infants and fetuses) and male infertility. 5G may be harmful to insects such as bees.
What a lot of people do not realize is that governments and other global entities are behind the roll out of 5G for more reasons than just increasing data capacities for civilian communications. Furthermore, 5G has huge military uses and functions. China is using it extensively. the first nation to fully implement 5G will enable control of space (including cyber space) and create other military weapon opportunities that will give a huge advantage to the most advanced nation. So government and other global powerhouses all have a vested interest in rolling out 5G as fast as humanly possible. That´s why the government is pushing this and not wanting to leave civilian cellular technology companies infrastructure build-out on their own. Furthermore, these computer controlled systems are subject to hacking threats by foreign enemy forces. The capabilities of the 5G cellular network could be used as a weapon against the civilian population. It could even be used by our own government if they ever get evil enough, or be taken over and used by a foreign power as a terrorist act or as an act of war.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
bad-hair 3/29/2019 7:19:06 PM (No. 17085)
Yeh dude, Like, my phone´s faster than your phone, dude. Wanna race for pink slips dude. I like got you like so covered. Dude.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
DVC 3/29/2019 8:13:32 PM (No. 17088)
"Studies linking".....the studies have proven no actual connection to reasonable levels of RF with any sort of scientifically valid study. MANY have been done, only the BS ones, "find correlations".
Stand in front of a radar antenna....bad.
Use your phone? Don´t worry.
A close friend for 30 years, an electrical engineer who had specialized expertise in antenna design, used to be the Tech VP of a major phone company, one of the top 3. We discussed this, he was quite interested in the topic, had a lot of his tech folks looking at it. Bottom line: No there there at any normal power densities that you get with consumer items. Don´t bypass the safeties and put your head in the microwave.
And what if a study "linked" the kangaroo population in Australia with cardboard box production in Milwaukee? Might happen. Correlation is NOT causality.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
franq 3/29/2019 8:24:47 PM (No. 17086)
Amen, #7.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
galbaccr 3/29/2019 8:31:05 PM (No. 17092)
Many years ago, when I was still writing computer code, I was asked for my proposal to transfer a complex, Navy funded/used system to an non-compatible computer platform. My estimate was six weeks (estimate included dollars as well at our standard rate). My proposal was rejected! The Navy sent a recent graduate from what was then one of the few schools offering a computer science degree. Fifteen weeks later, the Navy declared defeat, the "whipper snapper" went home & they signed the paperwork for me to do the job. I completed it 3 days early. No - I received no thanks - even from my bosses - possibly because I made one of their important clients look bad, I guess. People in government, even when hired for excellent academic performance, tend to not have experience or "dirty fingernails" from all-nighters solving tough problems (common in industry?) I can still remember feeling bad at work because I hadn´t eaten or slept in a couple days & had to finally stop for a bit. PS - the military was the only government activity I´ve been in that was somewhat similar - with 24 hour crew duty days, etc.
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This is exactly right. Keep government the hell out of this. I am very disappointed in Brad Parscale. Clearly he is a compurer guru with zero understanding of the real world. That Karl Rove is on the wrong side of this surprises me not at all.
Keep the government out of ALL tech issues like this.