William Webb (7)
Author of Understanding Weightless
For other authors named William Webb, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
William Webb received both a Ph.D. in mobile radio and an M.B.A. from Southampton University. Dr. Webb is director of strategy at Motorola. He is a fellow of the IEEE, a senior member of the IEEE, and a chartered engineer. Dr. Webb holds four patents and has also authored Introduction to Wireless show more Local Loop, Second Edition; The Complete Wireless Communications Professional; and Understanding Cellular Radio (Artech House 2000, 1999, 1998). He is listed in Whos Who in America. 050 show less
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Informative and realistic explanation of the future from a global expert
This is a fascinating book to read from a consultant to Ofcom, the U.K. telecommunications regulator. His main point is that 5G and its promised speed improvements are not worth the considerable extra cost from the existing 4G infrastructure.
The speeds already achieved by 4G are enough, and mobile traffic has plateaued, while what people really value right now - constant connectivity - will not be delivered by 5G. In show more fact that higher frequencies of 5G are more difficult to achieve coverage.
Meanwhile WiFi provides 10-100x the traffic and maintains a growth of 30-40% / year. So what governments should do is to support rural broadband - with a single network that others share - and WiFi-first mobile networks.
At any rate he predicts BT’s WiFi and mobile infrastructure combination in the U.K. will mean an offering of WiFi-first mobile network in 2021 with offering that are cheaper and better than 5G or 4G competitors.
I now understand why 5G roll-out has been so slow and why the U.K.’s and Apple’s slower roll-out is not cause for alarm. Meanwhile I’m intrigued by focusing on train-track WiFi and rural broadband as the true contributions to national productivity and competitiveness. show less
This is a fascinating book to read from a consultant to Ofcom, the U.K. telecommunications regulator. His main point is that 5G and its promised speed improvements are not worth the considerable extra cost from the existing 4G infrastructure.
The speeds already achieved by 4G are enough, and mobile traffic has plateaued, while what people really value right now - constant connectivity - will not be delivered by 5G. In show more fact that higher frequencies of 5G are more difficult to achieve coverage.
Meanwhile WiFi provides 10-100x the traffic and maintains a growth of 30-40% / year. So what governments should do is to support rural broadband - with a single network that others share - and WiFi-first mobile networks.
At any rate he predicts BT’s WiFi and mobile infrastructure combination in the U.K. will mean an offering of WiFi-first mobile network in 2021 with offering that are cheaper and better than 5G or 4G competitors.
I now understand why 5G roll-out has been so slow and why the U.K.’s and Apple’s slower roll-out is not cause for alarm. Meanwhile I’m intrigued by focusing on train-track WiFi and rural broadband as the true contributions to national productivity and competitiveness. show less
This book successfully debunks much of the hype around 5G, the newest mobile network technology. The author questions the business case for building 5G networks explaining that the increase in speed it promises will not entice users to spend more for mobility.
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