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New tech

anticpated — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 00:04:10 GMT

So now that almost everyone has caught up with technology. The eggheads have new tech to try and persuade us to spend more cash.

5G is coming to a mobile platform sooner or later. Much of the development happening in China with Huawei being very much involved with the 5g modems.

Foldable phones with spread out to be tablet like devices. Almost all big manufacturers are working on their versions.

There is rumours that Android development may incur an extra upgrade fee or at least manufacture will won't be so quick to update every device to the latest platform.

Which is a bit silly as these often include security patches to prevent data loss and exploits.

In other news, I can't sleep.

Re: New tech

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 18:19:12 GMT

Phone and network kit manufacturers have to continue making money and so the network kit manufacturers start whispering in the ears of their network that their new shiny base stations will increase capacity, lower operating cost and allow them to flog more services to customers.

Some also manufacture handsets that use such facilities (handy eh?) and so all the others follow suit so not to be left behind.

I'm not sure I want a bulky flip touchscreen, flip phones were popular because they were small.

Re: New tech

EmilieT — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 10:10:24 GMT

@anticpated @Anonymous

Concerns and price aside, out of all the new tech rumoured, announced, or in progress, is there something you're especially looking forward to? Just curious

Re: New tech

anticpated — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 13:19:41 GMT

I'm looking forward to foldable phones as it gives you the ability to carry your large screen device and telephonic device in the one neat device. It seems the sci-fi from the 60's is now becoming a reality however I still wonder what the lifespan of such things are. Humans have a habit of putting money before the environment.

Re: New tech

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 17:37:29 GMT

@EmilieT

5G is certainly going to be interesting and useful provided it isn't overhyped.

Foldable phones will be interesting when they become slimmer but that won't happen immediately of course.

As someone who spends their working life helping people with tech when it doesn't work as designed I'm afraid I'm a tad cynical.

Re: New tech

jonsie — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 17:55:25 GMT

It maybe that everyone will need to upgrade to use 5G. Or is that me being cynical?

Re: New tech

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 18:38:37 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

<snip>
5G is certainly going to be interesting and useful provided it isn't overhyped.

The hype has already begun

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46127712

Re: New tech

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 20:05:51 GMT

You all upgrade to 5G & I’ll use the 3G at a max speed I’ve never encountered ever before!

Re: New tech

jonsie — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 20:19:20 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
You all upgrade to 5G & I’ll use the 3G at a max speed I’ve never encountered ever before!

Re: New tech

anticpated — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 11:01:31 GMT

5g is a long time coming. 4g is getting better although Wi-Fi 4g calling is not commonplace yet.

It's great companies are now finally investing in technology. Vodafone seem ti be on the ball for future technology too.

Re: New tech

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 15:29:15 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:

<snip>
5G is certainly going to be interesting and useful provided it isn't overhyped.
The hype has already begun

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46127712

@Anonymous

Yeah, right.

That claim will come back to haunt them I think on the basis that service quality is dictated by a large number of variables and in case of mobile networks quite a few are beyond operator control such as mast distance from the user and of course, our beautiful weather

Re: New tech

anticpated — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 23:41:47 GMT

Wireless has its limits such as attenuation in the broadcast signal caused by random events such as weather, tempature and available bandwidth on the device and cell tower. I'm not sure I would want my services all tied into one network, especially if you run a home network or VPN if you work from home for example.

Of course, all this rhetorical and based on scenarios that may not exist for every user. I know for sure, you should never put your eggs in one basket. Which is why Virginmedia running everything through the one connection is a pain.

Re: New tech

Anonymous — Sat, 10 Nov 2018 20:12:58 GMT

@anticpated wrote:
Wireless has its limits such as attenuation in the broadcast signal caused by random events such as weather, tempature and available bandwidth on the device and cell tower. I'm not sure I would want my services all tied into one network, especially if you run a home network or VPN if you work from home for example.

Of course, all this rhetorical and based on scenarios that may not exist for every user. I know for sure, you should never put your eggs in one basket. Which is why Virginmedia running everything through the one connection is a pain.

@anticpated

Unified Communication is the buzzphrase here.

BT are putting voice and data traffic onto one IP network core which is what the mobile standards are now doing and of course Virgin Media which is now favouring Fibre all the way to the premises over it's Hybrid Fibre Coax when expanding it's network.

Less cabling and less equipment (and associated housing, power and cooling),

Where I work we switched to IP phones some years back with PCs, servers and IP devices all sharing the same network, the only exception are emergency phones in lifts that are still analogue.