5G (2)

It seems as though “5G” is already in our area.

Just a few weeks ago, a lot of work was  done on the mobile equipment not far from us, which I suspect was an upgrade allowing for 5G.   Now we’ve received a letterbox drop offering “home 5G”.    This is the “home wireless broadband” technology.

Perhaps not co-incidentally, the cost is the same as our existing internet service via the NBN cable, but the speed would be faster.  I’m sure the telcos would like people to move over, so that they don’t incur the cost of using the NBN network. 

Generally, however, home wireless broadband doesn’t seem to offer the same value as NBN plans.    But perhaps the 5G offer we received is a sign of the way things might head in the future?   I certainly propose to monitor this technology.   However, I’m in no mood to grab the first deal that comes along, especially given that going over to 5G would involve a changeover of our equipment.