Reliance Jio True 5G

JamesHolden25 said:

been waiting since forever for the 4G auctions to happen. Now, they're saying that the auctions will happen before September. But I doubt they're gonna conduct it so soon. They'll delay it post 2021. Jio's spectrum in Rcom expires in 2021. So when exactly will they conduct it? God only knows...

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Dot has already selected the auctioneer, so it is happening before September and govt wants money post covid so they will auction in the next two months.

Have you guys seen massive deployments of 5g antennas? Read somewhere that in order to give sustained speeds you need to have many antennas over small distance as they have shorter wavelength.

@Tejas01 Nope, nothing in my area.


Their point of 'view.🤔

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This video shows a 5G module can literally be installed on every apartment

@shashankb you posted the search list for MKBHD instead of a particular video link...

I am not too excited about 5g to be honest. Firstly, Jio will definitely cap it's speed. As 5g starts to penetrate 2-3 years down the line, the service will degrade with time.. take 4g's case. It gives less than 2g-3g speeds in the name of 4g. You need to have special hardware like MIMO antennas, some form of CA to get a respectable speed.
Pricing will be another issue. I don't think they will go with predatory pricing since they already have a huge customer base. So affordability needs to be seen. Data limits is another thing. Running speed tests in and out will deplete data packs in minutes.
While there exists use cases where 5g can revolutionise internet, none appeal to me or a comman man in general. If I get a decent 20-30mbps mobile net, I will be more than happy.

Updated the link. @Tejas01 You are probably right . But as video codecs and bitrates improve , High data is used , improved data speeds are very much needed . 4 years ago , 1080p playback was a luxury for some ppl . Now it is common . What I mean to say is , 5G will not be required for next 2 years maybe , but as 4K content and displays becoming common . Likewise 5K or 8K will need data

Cloud Gaming like Stadia is also blooming . 5G will be needed to serve it on the move

Theoretically 5G can give 1Gbps+ but Jio will cap it at 100 mbps and serve it to max users like its doing for 4G , so instead of getting 20 Mbps in 4G we get 100 in 5G 😉

5g use case is lots more than casual browsing, video playback, its the ground for many technologies like iot and stuff, where high data rate with low latency is required.

Even if companies roll it out I wonder what the back lash will be like? With all crazy stories doing the rounds & irrational behavior in many places.

Exactly.... That is where price categorisation could come into picture..
Like if you want to just browse the net or do casual stuff where medium latency, moderate speeds are accepted, they would charge you less. For IoT, tele-medicine and other use cases where latency, speeds are highest priority, the end user will have to dole out more money. And it makes sense, they are giving you highest priority for the service. The question is how much money?

@shashankb yup agreed, post 2-3 years when we have 4k content and the supporting infra (internet, displays), then higher speeds would make sense.

On a side note, just thinking how much would a 4k panel for a mobile would cost. Initially, it will be expensive till economy of scale hits and they become cheaper. Gaming is picking up, but I am expecting higher pricing as it requires very low latency.

Funfact.. I still can't play a 1080 video on mobile data without buffering initially and also seeking forward or backward.😜 So while content is available, it's still a luxury to play it buffer free.

@socrates Could you elaborate the issue? Are you talking about people burning 5g towers due to fear of spreading corona virus?

'Burning towers' is just one facet of it all. There's more on the security/privacy front. As it is we the customers are taken for a ride many times. Many times we in our eagerness to be first in something end up putting the cart before the horse. I hope we have rules, regulations, rights & responsibilities defined before we start the this journey. 🤔🤔