Robots delivering pizza and house viewing by VR: is 5G really the future?
by Mark Sweney from Technology | The Guardian on (#2FHX5)
The blazingly fast next-generation mobile data network is not far away - but not everyone is convinced that we really need it
Philip Hammond says he wants the UK to become a "world leader" in 5G, the next-generation mobile technology that proponents say is the key to an internet-connected world of driverless cars, smart home appliances, delivery drones and lightning-fast video on the go.
The government, which has published a 70-page tome on its future 5G strategy, said in the budget it would invest up to 16m to run trials and support the technology's development, to make sure the UK is at the crest of the "next wave of mobile technology services".
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