5G is the fifth generation of wireless networking. And while 5G doesn’t exist yet — and won’t be available for widespread use until the 2020s — the performance goals it promises are unprecedented for wireless networks.
As a result, the projected performance of 5G has opened up a debate about whether fiber optic or 5G wireless networks will be better. But this debate is predicated on a false assumption: That, as 5G technology rolls out in coming years, it will replace fiber.
