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Telcos are barely done rolling out 5G networks — and they're already talking about '5.5G'(www.cnbc.com)

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Omgboom@lemmy.zip
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They’ve done this with every new generation, I’m shocked that they aren’t already advertising 6G

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DannyMac@lemmy.world
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Oh, did you forget about the time LTE started rolling out and telcos decided to call HSPA+ (3.5G) 4G? One of these scumbags will start calling it 6G. Marketing teams are full of great ideas. /s

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zaphod@feddit.de
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Technically speaking the first LTE specification didn’t meet 4G requirements either, so for a short while you could get two different fake 4Gs.

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fne8w2ah@lemmy.worldOP
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Over a decade ago and this crap still feels like yesterday.

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Morgoon@startrek.website
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“Comcast is discontinuing its its “Xfinity 10G Network” branding to describe its internet service after a National Advertising Review Board (NARB) panel found that the term could mislead consumers into thinking that Comcast’s cellular and broadband services would offer much faster speeds than current-generation networks.”

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/comcast-agrees-to-kill-10g-branding-after-advertising-watchdogs-said-it-was-misleading-185550194.html?guccounter=1

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Frosty@pawb.social
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AT&T is already calling it 6GE(volution). /s

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pdxfed@lemmy.world
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That’s all well and good until someone invents 6 minute abs

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Blackmist@feddit.uk
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Fuck everything, we’re doing seven blades.

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zaphod@feddit.de
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6G market entry is planned for around 2030 with first specifications being finished around 2027-28, there have always been around 10 years between generations.

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