Speaker 1: All right, everyone, welcome back. We're diving deep into five
Speaker 1: G today, and yeah, it's going to be a wild ride,
Speaker 1: I think, because we're going way beyond just like well
Speaker 1: you can download faster. You know, you're talking about some
Speaker 1: pretty fundamental shifts. It really is in how we live
Speaker 1: and work and experience the world. And to help us
Speaker 1: navigate this this crazy new landscape, we've got excerpts from
Speaker 1: Get this this Sprint Business Special edition of five G
Speaker 1: for Dummies.
Speaker 2: All Right, so that sounds accessible.
Speaker 1: Yeah, exactly. Yeah, And I think what's really cool about
Speaker 1: this is that, you know, it's written for people who
Speaker 1: are kind of in the business world, so it's got
Speaker 1: that practical you know, how is this going to affect
Speaker 1: the bottom line? Right kind of vibe, which I appreciate.
Speaker 2: I love that.
Speaker 1: Yeah, So where do we even begin with five G?
Speaker 1: I mean everyone's heard the hype. What's the reality.
Speaker 2: I think a good place to start is by acknowledging
Speaker 2: that five G is not just like the next little step.
Speaker 2: You know, it's not just a little upgrade.
Speaker 1: It's not just four G but a little faster exactly.
Speaker 2: Yeah, It's not an incremental change, right, This is like
Speaker 2: think about going from the horse and buggy to the automobile. Wow,
Speaker 2: that's the kind of shift we're talking about.
Speaker 1: Okay, So it's a transportation revolution, yes, a complete transportation revolution. Okay.
Speaker 1: So to kind of put this in perspective, yeah, you know,
Speaker 1: we all remember, I think the jump from three G
Speaker 1: to four G. Suddenly we could actually like watch videos
Speaker 1: on our phones. Oh yeah, without wanting to like tear
Speaker 1: our hair out all those buffering wheels.
Speaker 2: Totally remember those days.
Speaker 1: Oh yeah, oh man, But five G it's promising speeds
Speaker 1: that make even the most you know, like super advanced
Speaker 1: four G LTE whatever. Yeah, look like dial.
Speaker 2: Up, right exactly.
Speaker 1: So we're talking what like downloading a full HD movie
Speaker 1: in minutes?
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think minutes, not ours.
Speaker 1: Wow.
Speaker 2: Okay, that's the kind of leap we're talking about.
Speaker 1: So how how is that even possible?
Speaker 2: Well, to understand that, we got to talk about spectrum.
Speaker 1: Okay, the spectrum. It's like I've heard it described as
Speaker 1: like a highway for data. The more lanes you have,
Speaker 1: the more data can flow freely.
Speaker 2: That's a good starting point. Yeah, okay, it's a helpful
Speaker 2: way to visualize it, but it's more nuanced than that. Okay,
Speaker 2: you see, five G isn't just about using more spectrum,
Speaker 2: it's about using higher frequencies. Okay, So we're talking about
Speaker 2: midband and high band spectrum that haven't really been widely
Speaker 2: used before.
Speaker 1: So why haven't we tapped into these frequencies before? What's
Speaker 1: the catch?
Speaker 2: Well, it comes down to physics. Basically, higher frequency signals
Speaker 2: they have a harder time traveling long distances okay, and
Speaker 2: penetrating obstacles like walls and buildings and stuff.
Speaker 1: So I would get around that.
Speaker 2: This is where things get really interesting from a technical standpoint.
Speaker 1: Okay.
Speaker 2: Five G uses these smaller, more densely packed antennas, okay,
Speaker 2: and a technology called massive.
Speaker 1: MEMO massive MIMO.
Speaker 2: Yeah, it stands for multiple input and multiple output. Okay,
Speaker 2: it's a mouthful, but basically, imagine instead of one big
Speaker 2: antenna on a cell tower, right, you have dozens or
Speaker 2: even hundreds of smaller antennas all working together.
Speaker 1: Wow.
Speaker 2: And this allows five G to focus the signal much
Speaker 2: more precisely, kind of like a laser beam directly to
Speaker 2: your device.
Speaker 1: So it's like a targeted beam of data exactly. It's
Speaker 1: called beam forming beam forming, okay.
Speaker 2: And it doesn't just improve coverage and speeds, but it
Speaker 2: also increases network capacity because you can have multiple beams
Speaker 2: going to multiple devices all at the same time.
Speaker 1: That's incredible. So Sprint they're already using some of this technology, right,
Speaker 1: Like they're laying the groundwork for five G with their
Speaker 1: current advanced four G LTE network exactly.
Speaker 2: Yeah, they're using techniques like carrier aggregation, which combines multiple
Speaker 2: lanes think of it that way, a spectrum to create
Speaker 2: a wider data highway.
Speaker 1: So it's like combining multiple highways into one like mega
Speaker 1: super highway for data exactly.
Speaker 2: That's a great analogy.
Speaker 1: That's pretty cool.
Speaker 2: And this is already boosting speeds and getting the network
Speaker 2: ready to handle all the demands that five G is
Speaker 2: going to bring.
Speaker 1: Right, because it's not just about speed, yeah right, it's
Speaker 1: about like handling a lot more than just downloading movies faster.
Speaker 1: And actually our source breaks it down in three main
Speaker 1: needs categories.
Speaker 2: They talk about UH enhanced Mobile broadband, which is all
Speaker 2: about you know, those super fast speeds we've been talking about. Okay,
Speaker 2: so that's like great for streaming high quality video.
Speaker 1: VR AR right, So anything where like LAG is just
Speaker 1: like not an option, not an option okay. And then
Speaker 1: there's massive machine type.
Speaker 2: Communication, right, massive MTC MTC Okay, Yeah, this is all
Speaker 2: about the Internet of things. Okay, So you know smart homes,
Speaker 2: connected cars, smart cities with sensors everywhere.
Speaker 1: Yeah, like everything's talking to everything else.
Speaker 2: Exactly. It's about connecting potentially billions of devices.
Speaker 1: Wow.
Speaker 2: A lot of them only send small bits of data,
Speaker 2: but they need to be ultra reliable and enter efficient.
Speaker 1: So it's less about speed and more about like the
Speaker 1: sheer number of connections exactly.
Speaker 2: Yeah, it's about handling a massive number of connections reliable okay.
Speaker 1: And then the last category, critical communications.
Speaker 2: Yeah, this where things get really serious.
Speaker 1: Okay.
Speaker 2: We're talking about applications where even a millisecond of delay
Speaker 2: could be catastrophic. Wow, things like self driving cars, remote surgery,
Speaker 2: industrial automation, right where.
Speaker 1: You need like that instantaneous.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean near instantaneous response times and rock solid reliability.
Speaker 1: Okay. So that's a lot for a network to handle,
Speaker 1: it is, So, how does five G actually do all
Speaker 1: of this?
Speaker 2: Well, each of these applications, right, they have different requirements,
Speaker 2: and five G is designed to handle all of them.
Speaker 2: Okay on a single flexible network. Oh wow, and that's
Speaker 2: what makes it so powerful.
Speaker 1: So let's dig into the tech a little bit. Because
Speaker 1: our source talks about five G new radio. Is that
Speaker 1: like the magic ingredient five G.
Speaker 2: New Radio or five GNR for sut.
Speaker 3: Okay, it's the technology that makes all this five G
Speaker 3: magic happen. It's a completely new radio access technology designed
Speaker 3: specifically for five G and it uses a wider range
Speaker 3: of frequencies, including those high band frequencies we talked about,
Speaker 3: and it's built to handle the demands of all those
Speaker 3: different use cases we just discussed.
Speaker 2: Okay, So it's like it can do the super fast speeds,
Speaker 2: it can do the massive number of connections, and it
Speaker 2: can do the Yeah, it can do it all like
Speaker 2: ultra reliable, low latency stuff exactly.
Speaker 1: It's designed to be super flexible, wow, and adaptable.
Speaker 2: Okay, so what about It also mentions that it works
Speaker 2: with the existing four G networks, right, so we don't
Speaker 2: have to like rip everything out and start over.
Speaker 1: Right, that's a key point. Okay, five GNR can work
Speaker 1: alongside for G LTE, using the existing infrastructure to provide
Speaker 1: coverage while we gradually transition to a full five G network.
Speaker 2: So it's like a phased.
Speaker 1: Rollout exactly, smooth transition.
Speaker 2: Okay, that makes sense. Yeah, now this is already getting
Speaker 2: pretty complex.
Speaker 1: But our source also mentions something called network slicing. Oh yeah,
Speaker 1: what exactly is that?
Speaker 2: Network slicing is one of the most revolutionary aspects of
Speaker 2: five G. I think it's like having multiple virtual networks
Speaker 2: all running on top of a single physical infrastructure.
Speaker 1: So like kind of like a like a virtual machine
Speaker 1: kind of.
Speaker 2: Yeah, think of it like this. Okay, imagine a highway, right,
Speaker 2: but with dedicated lanes okay for different types of vehicles.
Speaker 2: So you've got trucks in one lane, cars and another,
Speaker 2: maybe motorcycles zipping along in a third lane.
Speaker 1: All right, I can picture that.
Speaker 2: And each lane has its own speed limit, its own
Speaker 2: rules of the road, and they all operate smoothly together
Speaker 2: without interfering with each other. Okay, that's kind of like
Speaker 2: network slicing.
Speaker 1: So you could have like one slice for video streaming, yeah,
Speaker 1: another one for like self driving cars, another one for
Speaker 1: like all those billions of IoT sensors exactly, all running
Speaker 1: on the same network, on.
Speaker 2: The same network.
Speaker 1: Yeah. Wow, that's that's pretty mind blowing. It is, so
Speaker 1: to recap we've got the spectrum, we've got massive Mimo,
Speaker 1: we've got five G new radio, and we've got network
Speaker 1: slicing all working together, all these pieces working together to
Speaker 1: create this, to create this incredibly powerful.
Speaker 2: Incredibly powerful and versatile network.
Speaker 1: And versatile network.
Speaker 2: Yeah.
Speaker 1: Okay, so that's the foundation. Now let's talk about what
Speaker 1: we can actually do with this thing.
Speaker 2: Now the fun part begins. Yeah, we're going to explore
Speaker 2: the potential applications, okay, and how five G could transform
Speaker 2: our lives in countless ways.
Speaker 1: All right, well, let's hold that thought because we'll be
Speaker 1: exploring those applications in detail in the next part of
Speaker 1: our deep dive.
Speaker 2: Looking forward to it.
Speaker 1: Stay tuned absolutely, Welcome back to our deep dive into
Speaker 1: five G.
Speaker 2: We're ready to get into the applications now, right, Yeah,
Speaker 2: let's talk about what we can actually do with this
Speaker 2: amazing technology. Okay. Well, first, I think it's important to
Speaker 2: remember that five G isn't just one single technology, a whole.
Speaker 1: Bunch of innovations working together, like we talked about in
Speaker 1: the last part.
Speaker 2: Yeah, we covered a lot of ground. Yes, sipanded spectrum, yeah,
Speaker 2: massive MIMO, five G new radio.
Speaker 1: All essential pieces of the puzzle.
Speaker 2: Yeah, and then of course, there was network slicing, which
Speaker 2: I'm still kind of wrapping my head around.
Speaker 1: Yeah. Network slicing is pretty mind blowing, it is.
Speaker 2: It's like you're creating custom designed data highways. Yeah, for
Speaker 2: all these different applications, but they're all running on the
Speaker 2: same exact network infrastructure.
Speaker 1: It's all about tailoring the network performance to the specific
Speaker 1: needs of each application, right.
Speaker 2: Like having dedicated lanes for different types of vehicles, but
Speaker 2: on the Internet.
Speaker 1: Yeah, think about a hospital, for example. Okay, you could
Speaker 1: have one network slice that's specifically for remote surgery, okay,
Speaker 1: guaranteeing ultra low latency and rock solid reliability.
Speaker 2: So there's no lag, no interruptions exactly.
Speaker 1: The surgeon needs to be in complete control right, right.
Speaker 2: And then you could have another slice that ensures smooth
Speaker 2: video streaming for patients.
Speaker 1: Okay, so everyone's getting what they.
Speaker 2: Need, yeah, without any interference.
Speaker 1: Without the network getting bogged down precisely. That's incredible, it is.
Speaker 2: And that's just one example.
Speaker 1: Right, So let's dive into some of the other potential
Speaker 1: applications that are source highlights.
Speaker 2: Okay, sounds good.
Speaker 1: They paint a pretty exciting picture of the future.
Speaker 2: They do.
Speaker 1: Starting with augmented and virtual reality.
Speaker 2: Yeah, AR and VR could really take off with five G.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I could see that.
Speaker 2: The high bandwidth and low latency it means that those
Speaker 2: experiences could become incredibly immersive and interactive.
Speaker 1: It's like stepping into another world without leaving your living
Speaker 1: room exactly. Okay, So what about self driving cars? Everybody's
Speaker 1: talking about those.
Speaker 2: Yeah, self driving cars are definitely a hot topic, and
Speaker 2: five G is going to be crucial for making them
Speaker 2: a reality in what way? Well, think about it. These
Speaker 2: cars need to communicate with each other, right, They need
Speaker 2: to talk to the traffic infrastructure, and they need to
Speaker 2: be connected to the cloud.
Speaker 1: So it's not just about the car itself being smart.
Speaker 2: Exactly, It's about creating a whole intelligent transportation ecosystem.
Speaker 1: Where everything's talking to everything else.
Speaker 2: Yeah, and five G enables that ecosystem by providing that
Speaker 2: high speed, low latency communication that's essential I see for
Speaker 2: things like real time traffic updates, obstacle detection, coordinated movement
Speaker 2: of vehicle.
Speaker 1: Right, so it's all about safety and efficiency exactly. Okay.
Speaker 1: What else, what about robots?
Speaker 2: Oh? Yeah, five G could revolutionize robotics, Okay, by allowing
Speaker 2: us to control robots from anywhere in the world.
Speaker 1: Wow. With minimal lad that's like something out of science fiction.
Speaker 2: It is you could use robots and hazardous environments, perform
Speaker 2: complex tasks remotely, even provide assistance in healthcare.
Speaker 1: It's like having a highly skilled assistance. Yeah, that can
Speaker 1: be anywhere you needcisely. But I mean all of this,
Speaker 1: the self driving cars, the remote surgery, the robots, It
Speaker 1: all hinges on the network being incredibly dependable. Right.
Speaker 2: Reliability is paramount, especially for those critical applications where any
Speaker 2: interruption could have serious consequences.
Speaker 1: Right. So it can't just be fast, it has to
Speaker 1: be it has to be rock solid, rock solid, and
Speaker 1: that's one of the key advantages of five G.
Speaker 2: Okay, it's designed for ultra high reliability. That's good to
Speaker 2: know and availability.
Speaker 1: Okay, so let's move on to smart cities.
Speaker 2: Okay.
Speaker 1: Yeah, our source paints a vision of the future where
Speaker 1: five G transforms urban environments.
Speaker 2: It's a pretty amazing vision.
Speaker 1: Yeah. What does it look like.
Speaker 2: Imagine a city where traffic flows smoothly because of intelligent
Speaker 2: traffic management systems. Okay, street lights adjust their brightness based
Speaker 2: on real time conditions.
Speaker 1: Wow.
Speaker 2: Sensors are everywhere, monitoring air quality, alerting residents to potential hazards.
Speaker 1: So it's like the city's constantly adapting and responding exactly.
Speaker 2: It's a city that's truly connected and intelligent.
Speaker 1: It sounds incredibly efficient.
Speaker 2: It is.
Speaker 1: But with all these devices and systems connected, are their
Speaker 1: concerns about security and privacy?
Speaker 2: Those are definitely valid concerns, and it's something we need
Speaker 2: to be very careful about. Any new technology, especially one
Speaker 2: that involves increased connectivity and data collection, we need to
Speaker 2: be vigilant about security and privacy.
Speaker 1: Okay, so what can we do well?
Speaker 2: Robust encryption, secure authentication, and careful dable management practices are
Speaker 2: all essential.
Speaker 1: So it's about building security into the system.
Speaker 2: Yeah, it can't be an afterthought. It has to be
Speaker 2: baked into the design of the network from the.
Speaker 1: Ground up, and it has to constantly.
Speaker 2: Evolve exactly because the threats are constantly evolving too.
Speaker 1: Right. So we've talked about self driving cars, smart cities,
Speaker 1: remote surgery. What are some of the other possibilities that
Speaker 1: five G could unlock.
Speaker 2: Oh, the possibilities are almost endless. Think about agriculture. Five
Speaker 2: G could revolutionize farming with things like precision agriculture techniques.
Speaker 1: Wow, so we're talking about like sensors in the fields.
Speaker 2: Yeah, sensors that monitor soil conditions, water levels, crop health.
Speaker 1: Okay.
Speaker 2: And then you've got health care. Five G could enhance
Speaker 2: healthcare with remote patient monitoring and telemedicine.
Speaker 1: So people in rural areas could have access to specialists.
Speaker 1: Zad about having to travel.
Speaker 2: Yeah, it could really improve access to care.
Speaker 1: And then there's entertainment.
Speaker 2: Oh yeah, five G could transform entertainment too, Okay, so
Speaker 2: think about immersive experiences, personalized content delivery, streaming on the
Speaker 2: go without any lag.
Speaker 1: So it's like taking all the things we do now
Speaker 1: with entertainment, yeah, and making them even better and making.
Speaker 2: Them more accessible, more immersive, more personalized.
Speaker 1: It sounds like five G could touch every aspect of
Speaker 1: our lives. It really could, in one way or another.
Speaker 2: It's a lot to take in, it is. It's mind boggling,
Speaker 2: but it's important to remember that this is just the beginning, right,
Speaker 2: We're only scratching the surface of what's possible with five G.
Speaker 1: I'm already excited, me too, But before we get too
Speaker 1: carried away with our visions of the future, Yeah, let's
Speaker 1: take a step back. And consider some of the broader
Speaker 1: societal implications.
Speaker 2: Okay, yeah, that's important.
Speaker 1: With this technol logical shift.
Speaker 2: We need to think about the big picture.
Speaker 1: So that's what we'll delve into in the next part
Speaker 1: of our deep dive.
Speaker 2: Sounds good looking forward to it.
Speaker 1: Okay, so we're back for the final part of our
Speaker 1: five G deep dive.
Speaker 2: Time to look at the big picture.
Speaker 1: Yeah, we've talked about the technology, the potential applications, right,
Speaker 1: all the cool stuff. Yeah, we even touched on security
Speaker 1: and privacy.
Speaker 2: Uh huh, the important stuff.
Speaker 1: But now it's time to think about the bigger question,
Speaker 1: like how is this revolutionary technology going to shape society
Speaker 1: as a whole.
Speaker 2: It's a question that goes way beyond just faster internet speeds,
Speaker 2: that's for sure, right, it's about it's about how five
Speaker 2: G could impact everything, you know, from economic opportunities to
Speaker 2: access to education, healthcare, all of it.
Speaker 1: Yeah. One of the things that I think is really
Speaker 1: promising is the potential to bridge the digital divide.
Speaker 2: Oh absolutely.
Speaker 1: You know, we always talk about how technology can be
Speaker 1: so transformative, but what if there are huge chunks of
Speaker 1: the population that are just left behind because they don't
Speaker 1: have access.
Speaker 2: That's a huge issue and five G could really be
Speaker 2: a game changer there.
Speaker 1: Okay, how so.
Speaker 2: Well because of its ability to reach rural and underserved communities.
Speaker 2: Imagine a world where your geographic location doesn't determine your
Speaker 2: access to quality education or telehealth services, or even the
Speaker 2: ability to participate in the global economy.
Speaker 1: That would be amazing.
Speaker 2: It would be transformative.
Speaker 1: So it's about leveling the playing field.
Speaker 2: Exactly, giving everyone a chance to connect and contribute.
Speaker 1: And not just connect, right, but also like be empowered
Speaker 1: to actually do more with that connection exactly exactly. Our
Speaker 1: source also talks about like the impact on industries like manufacturing,
Speaker 1: you know, oh yeah, the factories of the future where
Speaker 1: everything's connected, everything's talking to each other.
Speaker 2: It's all about efficiency and automation.
Speaker 1: Okay, so walk me through that. How would that work well?
Speaker 2: With five G? You can have real time data collection
Speaker 2: and analysis from every machine, every sensor on the factory floor.
Speaker 1: Wow.
Speaker 2: And that allows for things like predictive maintenance.
Speaker 1: Okay, so you can anticipate problems before they happen exactly.
Speaker 2: You can optimize workflows and even quickly adapt to changing
Speaker 2: customer demands.
Speaker 1: So it's like making the whole manufacturing process smarter and
Speaker 1: more responsive exactly.
Speaker 2: It's a whole new level of efficiency and flexibility.
Speaker 1: It sounds like it could be a catalyst for a
Speaker 1: whole new industrial revolution.
Speaker 2: It really could.
Speaker 1: But with any major technological shift like this, right, I mean,
Speaker 1: they're bound to be disruptions.
Speaker 3: Of course, there will be challenges, Yeah, Like what what
Speaker 3: kind of disruptions are we talking about?
Speaker 2: Well, as automation becomes more sophisticated, right, and more widespread,
Speaker 2: some jobs are inevitably going to be displaced.
Speaker 1: Okay, So people are going to need to adapt and
Speaker 1: learn new skills exactly.
Speaker 2: Education and retraining programs will be essential.
Speaker 1: Yeah, to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to
Speaker 1: thrive in this new economy.
Speaker 2: Absolutely, we can't leave anyone behind.
Speaker 1: Okay. So beyond just the economic implications, yeah, what about
Speaker 1: the broader societal impact of living in a world that's
Speaker 1: like hyper connected?
Speaker 2: That's a big question, right, How will our relationships change?
Speaker 2: How will we consume information? How will we even define
Speaker 2: privacy in a world where data is constantly being collected
Speaker 2: and analyzed.
Speaker 1: It's like a whole new set of challenges that we've
Speaker 1: never really faced before.
Speaker 2: It is, and it's something we need to start.
Speaker 1: Thinking about now, right, because the technology is moving fast,
Speaker 1: it is, and we need to be prepared for the implications.
Speaker 2: Absolutely.
Speaker 1: Well, I think we've covered a lot of ground in
Speaker 1: this deep dive we have, so let's try to distill
Speaker 1: the key takeaways, like what are the big things that
Speaker 1: people should remember about five G?
Speaker 2: Okay, So first, I think it's clear that five G
Speaker 2: is a transformative technology.
Speaker 1: Yeah.
Speaker 2: It has the potential to reshape every aspect of our.
Speaker 1: Lives, absolutely, And it's not just about faster.
Speaker 2: Internet, right, it goes way beyond that.
Speaker 1: Yeah, It's about connecting everything and everyone in ways that
Speaker 1: we can only just begin to imagine.
Speaker 2: And that's both exciting and a little bit daumping, right.
Speaker 1: Yeah, Because along with all all this promise comes some
Speaker 1: real challenges Exactly.
Speaker 2: We need to be mindful of the potential risks, the
Speaker 2: security and privacy concerns, right.
Speaker 1: And we need to make sure that everyone has access
Speaker 1: to this.
Speaker 2: Technology absolutely, Equitable access is essential.
Speaker 1: So I guess the future of five G is not predetermined.
Speaker 2: Right, It's up to us to shape that future.
Speaker 1: It's like a canvas waiting to be painted by our choices,
Speaker 1: our values.
Speaker 2: I like that analogy.
Speaker 1: Our vision for a better tomorrow and I think that's a.
Speaker 2: Good note to end on.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I think so too.
Speaker 2: It's been a great conversation.
Speaker 1: Yeah, thanks for joining us for this deep dive into
Speaker 1: the world of five G. It's been a pleasure and
Speaker 1: until X's time, keep exploring, keep learning, and keep diving
Speaker 1: deep