Ukubheka eduze ikhebula uma kuqhathaniswa ne-5G engenantambo engaguquki

Ingabe i-5G kanye ne-midband spectrum kuzonikeza i-AT&T, i-Verizon kanye ne-T-Mobile ikhono lokuphonsela inselelo ngqo abahlinzeki be-inthanethi yekhebula bezwe ngezinsizakalo zabo ze-broadband zasekhaya?

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Cabanga ngalokhu:

I-T-Mobile ithe ngesonto eledlule ilindele ukuzuza amakhasimende e-inthanethi angenantambo azinzile aphakathi kwezigidi eziyi-7 neziyi-8 eminyakeni emihlanu ezayo ezindaweni zasemakhaya nasemadolobheni. Nakuba lokho kuphakeme kakhulu kunamakhasimende angaba yizigidi ezintathu ayebikezelwe ngaphambilini ngabahlaziyi bezezimali eSanford C. Bernstein & Co. phakathi naleso sikhathi esinzima, futhi kungaphansi kwezilinganiso i-T-Mobile eyanikeza ngo-2018, lapho ithi izozuza amakhasimende ayizigidi eziyi-9.5 phakathi naleso sikhathi esijwayelekile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umgomo wokuqala we-T-Mobile omkhulu awuzange ufake amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-10 ku-spectrum ye-C-band umqhubi asanda kuyithenga - umgomo omusha, omncane womqhubi uyawufaka. Lokhu kusho ukuthi, ngemuva kokuqhuba i-LTE fixed wireless pilot namakhasimende angaba ngu-100,000, i-T-Mobile yomibili ithole i-spectrum eyengeziwe futhi yehlisa nokulindela kwayo okungenantambo okuzinzile.

Ekuqaleni iVerizon yathi izomboza imizi efinyelela ezigidini ezingu-30 ngensizakalo ye-inthanethi engenantambo engayisungula ngo-2018, mhlawumbe nge-millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum holdings. Ngesonto eledlule inkampani iphakamise lowo mgomo wokumboza yaya ezigidini ezingu-50 ngo-2024 ezindaweni zasemakhaya nasemadolobheni, kodwa yathi cishe yizigidi ezimbili kuphela zalezo zindlu ezizombozwa yi-mmWave. Okunye cishe kuzombozwa kakhulu yi-Verizon's C-band spectrum holdings. Ngaphezu kwalokho, iVerizon ithe ilindele ukuthi imali engenayo evela kule nsizakalo ibe cishe yi-$1 billion ngo-2023, okuyisibalo abahlaziyi bezezimali eSanford C. Bernstein & Co. abathi sithi sisho ababhalisile abayizigidi ezingu-1.5 kuphela.

Nokho, i-AT&T, mhlawumbe inikeze ukuphawula okuduma kakhulu kunawo wonke. "Uma usebenzisa i-wireless ukuxazulula izinsizakalo ezifana ne-fiber endaweni exineneyo, awunawo amandla," kusho umphathi we-AT&T networking uJeff McElfresh etshela iMarketplace, ephawula ukuthi isimo singase sihluke ezindaweni zasemakhaya. Lokhu kuvela enkampanini esivele ihlanganisa izindawo zasemakhaya eziyizigidi ezingu-1.1 ngezinsizakalo ezingenantambo ezihleliwe futhi ilandelela ukusetshenziswa kwe-broadband ekhaya kunethiwekhi yayo ye-fiber. (Nakuba kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi i-AT&T ilandela i-Verizon ne-T-Mobile ngobunikazi be-spectrum kanye nezinhloso zokwakhiwa kwe-C-band.)

Izinkampani zekhebula zezwe ngokungangabazeki zijabule kakhulu ngalo lonke lolu xhaso lwe-wireless oluhleliwe. Ngempela, i-CEO ye-Charter Communications uTom Rutledge unikeze imibono ethile emcimbini wabatshalizimali wakamuva, ngokusho kwabahlaziyi be-New Street, lapho evuma ukuthi ungenza ibhizinisi lisebenze nge-wireless engahleliwe. Kodwa-ke, uthe kuzodingeka usebenzise imali eningi kanye ne-spectrum kule ndaba uma ucabanga ukuthi uzothola imali engenayo efanayo (cishe u-$50 ngenyanga) kumakhasimende e-smartphone asebenzisa u-10GB ngenyanga njengoba ubungenza kumakhasimende e-broadband yasekhaya asebenzisa u-700GB ngenyanga.

Lezo zinombolo zicishe zihambisane nezilinganiso zakamuva. Isibonelo, i-Ericsson ibike ukuthi abasebenzisi be-smartphone baseNyakatho Melika basebenzise isilinganiso sedatha ecishe ibe yi-12GB ngenyanga phakathi no-2020. Ngokwehlukile, ucwaningo lwe-OpenVault lwabasebenzisi be-broadband basekhaya luthole ukuthi ukusetshenziswa okujwayelekile kudlule ku-482.6GB ngenyanga kwikota yesine ka-2020, kusuka ku-344GB kwikota yonyaka odlule.

Ekugcineni, umbuzo uwukuthi ingabe ubona ingilazi ye-inthanethi engenantambo engaguquki njengegcwele ingxenye noma ingenalutho ingxenye. Embonweni ogcwele ingxenye, i-Verizon, i-AT&T kanye ne-T-Mobile bonke basebenzisa ubuchwepheshe ukuze bandise emakethe entsha futhi bathole imali engenayo ababengeke babe nayo. Futhi, mhlawumbe, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi bangandisa izifiso zabo ezingenantambo ezingaguquki njengoba ubuchwepheshe buthuthuka futhi kufika ububanzi obusha emakethe.

Kodwa embonweni ongenalutho, uneqembu labathathu labasebenzi abebesebenza kulesi sihloko iminyaka ecishe ibe yishumi, futhi kuze kube manje abanalutho abangalubonisa, ngaphandle kochungechunge oluqhubekayo lwezikhala zamagoli ezishintshiwe.

Kusobala ukuthi izinsizakalo ze-inthanethi ezingenantambo eziqinile zinendawo yazo - phela, cishe abantu baseMelika abayizigidi eziyi-7 basebenzisa ubuchwepheshe namuhla, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni zasemakhaya - kodwa ingabe buzogcina abantu abafana neComcast neCharter bephapheme ebusuku? Akunjalo ngempela. Okungenani hhayi njengamanje.