One always can get a good debate going about the implications of 5G, compared to prior mobile network generations. Better performance is among the oft-cited differences, but it also is fair to note that speed metrics have grown by an order of magnitude every mobile generation since the first digital network (2G).
Latency, at the same time, also has dropped by an order of magnitude. So performance-wise, 5G operates as one would expect: more bandwidth, faster speeds, lower latency.
And though expectations are high for new revenue sources and use cases driven by internet of things, it might also be fair to note that every mobile platform has had unique--and new--use cases and revenue models.
One might argue that mobile voice was the killer app for 1G. Texting and low-speed data capabilities came with 2G. The 3G platform added mobile internet access and mobile email. One might argue 4G added video entertainment. We will have to see what develops with 5G.
But performance-wise, 5G represents a linear extrapolation from existing mobile performance trends.
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