The key point being made by @bla_bidza is for us as a nation to not overly be dependent on Low Earth Orbit, LEOs for Internet connectivity whilst neglecting the development of our own fibre infrastructure, which has unlimited bandwidth capacity, which is also required for higher generation mobile communications for the backhaul links in order to provide the end users with the higher speeds that are commensurate with say, 4G, 5G or higher follow-on generation technologies. In fact, progressive Mobile Network Operators, MNO even in this sub-region, are busy ‘fiberizing’ their backhaul links, precisely for the reasons outlined above. BT long had that vision when they sold BT Cellnet early in the new millennium and used the sale proceeds to build an extensive and robust fibre optic network infrastructure and strategically positioned themselves to offer the so-called “Pretty Amazing New Services”, PANS, thus transitioning from the “Plain Old Telephone System”, POTS to PANS, i.e from ‘POTS to PANS’!

For consumers, 5G today is essentially better 4G. Welcome, but not transformative. The harder work lies ahead: densifying networks, fiberizing towers, building edge infrastructure, and fostering the applications that make 5G indispensable rather than just faster.

おはようございます☀ #朝活 #一日一記事 @The_Japan_News 　 Japanese Craftsman Demonstrates Traditional Method of Fiberizing Cotton in Museum in Chita, Aichi Pref. japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/feat…

A craftsman demonstrated his traditional skill of fiberizing cotton at the Chita City Museum of History and Folklore in Chita, Aichi Prefecture. japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/feat…

A craftsman demonstrated his traditional skill of fiberizing cotton at the Chita City Museum of History and Folklore in Chita, Aichi Prefecture. japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/feat…

The @One_FLA @PowerHouseWPB #Fiberizing Vero Beach with our Vero Beach team @Hdncorp @LuisSilvaOneFLA !!! ❤️ #LifeAtATT #sERve1st #WinAsOne #TeamWork