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If it takes too long, it’s dead to me.
Latency is the time it takes for a request to return results. There are far more complicated explanations, but it always boils down to speed.
This chart is fantastic for explaining all the elements and how they fit together. Bottom line: More spectrum, with enough bandwidth, closest to the source wins.
This chart demonstrates why new partnerships with Verizon and Enterprise customers are growing. Verizon and Telco’s spectrum so they are the logical partner in this expanding market. The column on the left shows frequency levels. Telcos can’t put 5G everywhere quickly, so they focus on business first. The blue pyramid shows how coverage related to frequency. Faster has worse coverage and penetration into buildings. The 5G standard set’s spectrum and bandwidth specifications to accommodate business only 5G deployments. The middle pyramid in purple shows how bandwidth grows when closer and higher up in spectrum you go. Enterprise installations that can control the first three items to get the best and shortest latency, the green pyramid on the right.
In other words, a business pays more and gets more first. Consumers will be short-changed on coverage experiencing long latency times for quite a few years. Especially the vast open spaces of the USA. The vertical range on…
