5G is different from 4G for any number of reasons. For the first time, mobile network speeds are comparable to fixed network speeds for most end user applications. Granted, the cost per gigabyte of use remains as much as an order of magnitude higher than fixed networks.
But in some markets, high fixed network costs and the right mix of tariffs make mobile access for home broadband replacement feasible in a way that has not been the case in the past. Note that the speeds shown above are “per user.” Fixed network quotes are always “per location.” So X location speed also broadly means X/4 user speeds in households with four users.
A single location getting 400 Mbps per mobile user equates to 1.6 Gbps worth of aggregate bandwidth per location.
The point is that 5G really is different from 4G in being a much more reasonable substitute for fixed network home broadband.
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