![]() ![]() It’s been unfair and challenging for many people outside urban centres. ![]() Rural communities are especially hard hit because they don’t even have 4G, whereas many cities have deployed 5G. With the corresponding upswing in demand for streaming entertainment at home - TV, movies - the need for stronger networks and new technologies such as 5G has advanced by at least a couple of years, if not faster. The coronavirus outbreak and the corresponding rise in both remote work and education is increasing network demand, advancing the need for more robust and reliable networks. ![]() Something else became extraordinarily clear to me: I realized that many 5G applications that we thought might be interesting or fun to have, and that would begin appearing in a couple of years, are becoming extreme necessities. Funding organizations in most Canadian provinces along with the federal government realigned strategies and funds to find solutions to fight COVID-19 and help Canadians. Governments and organizations have also had to adapt. And most of us have had to adapt to a changed environment - at work and at home - and a lot more stress over the past few months. I started writing this post a year ago in March 2020, intending it to be a follow-up to my article What is 5G and why should we care? Then the world fell apart amid the COVID-19 pandemic. ![]()
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