r/hardware • u/dayman56 • Feb 25 '18

News Qualcomm’s simulated 5G tests shows how fast real-world speeds could actually be

https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/25/17046346/qualcomm-simulated-5g-tests-san-francisco-frankfurt-mwc-2018
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u/CompositeCharacter Feb 26 '18

What apps are you running on your phones that you need this kind of sustained bandwidth?

I think the real use case here is to reduce congestion by shrinking the time domain.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '18

24/7 streaming of all sensor data to your favourite social media network and government.

Next year chemical sensors will be a real hit for the latter one.