On: Ask HN: Why is 4G not enough and what are the use cases of 5G?

5G gets us to Gigabit speeds over the air, which 4G couldn't pull off even in ideal conditions. This introduces an incredible amount of opportunity that was not previously available (such as TV and internet for the home over cellular that's actually viable).

Do we know at least 3 problems that 5G is solving? Even in my little town people have internet at full speed via optic fiber.

The problem is that wireless margins are significantly higher than wire line, and the government will foot part of the cost.

I live in a big town in France and we still don't have optic fiber.

I'm hoping 5G will arrive soon for this reason.

This.

IMHO eventually people won't think about storage at all.