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Re: AWS Private 5G

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Post by pantulis »

mfer wrote: post #21

I wonder which smart TV provider will be the first to use this instead of home wifi where people can disable or black hole connectivity.

Don't think that's the use case. how would AWS deploy a base station to my home?

But you have a real point, and AWS already solved that with the 3G enabled Kindles by having carrier agreements. Why not doing that with Smart TVs?

Re: AWS Private 5G

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Post by benjaminwai »

I wonder how do they link back to the main network? Would it require a fiber backbone in place as a prerequisite? Or through satellite uplink? i.e., would somewhere really remote, say, the oil rig in the North Sea, be out of luck for such installation?

Re: AWS Private 5G

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Post by kmeisthax »

anonymousDan wrote: post #9

Surely the problem is access to spectrum, or is the idea to rely on unused spectrum bands reserved for local experimental use?

In the US, the FCC has specifically allocated 3.5ghz for open use[0]; paying for a license just gives you priority access to the spectrum. Use of the band requires checking in with a server to lease spectrum at a granularity of about 4 minutes. This is akin to if your Wi-Fi router could ask the FCC to give it a channel known to not have any users within a certain radius of itself.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_Broadband_Radio_Servi...

Re: AWS Private 5G

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Post by paxys »

epa wrote: post #48

How does this compare to Helium 5G? https://www.helium.com/5G

The biggest difference seems to be that aside from dropping some buzzwords like blockchain that page gives no description for what Helium 5G actually is or what the intended use cases for it are.

Re: AWS Private 5G

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Post by Invictus0 »

epa wrote: post #48

How does this compare to Helium 5G? https://www.helium.com/5G

I mean it's very obvious how it's different: helium is not private. It's also obvious that you just wanted to namedrop Helium even though it has nothing to do with the use case for Amazon's product.

Re: AWS Private 5G

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Post by paxys »

mfer wrote: post #21

I wonder which smart TV provider will be the first to use this instead of home wifi where people can disable or black hole connectivity.

What does a smart TV have to do with a private 5G network? People just upvote any meaningless comment on this site as long as it sounds mildly controversial.
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