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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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reddig33@lemmy.world
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Fuck that forced obsolescence nonsense.

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TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world
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… technology getting better over time isn’t forced obsolescence.

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FreakinSteve@lemmy.world
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My foreign friends say this is an American problem and they have been past 5G for quite some time, even up to 8G speeds.

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Chadus_Maximus@lemm.ee
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Yeah. Currently at 7G planning to move up to 8G once I get my Neuralink implant.

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Toes♀@ani.social
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The illusion of progress is the next best thing

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turkishdelight@lemmy.ml
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that is how technology works…

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OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee
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Yeah it would actually be kinda freaky if they finished rolling out an upgrade and just declared they were done.

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Matty_r@programming.dev
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Well, that’s it. Pack it up boys. Not more upgrades forever. We did it.

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BillDaCatt@lemmy.world
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5G means Fifth Generation, so I would think that 5.5G is simply an improved version.

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ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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Not precisely.

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Hule@lemmy.world
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I’ve heard that they are constantly improving the standard, 5G was a “snapshot” that they agreed upon.

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