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5G isn't just about bandwidth, though.

There's quite a useful diagram at the bottom of https://techblog.comsoc.org/2017/03/02/itu-r-agrees-on-key-p... showing the three key use cases.

As well as "Enhanced Mobile Broadband" (which does focus on increased bandwidth), there's also

* "Massive IoT", which focuses on reducing power requirements and increasing the number of devices that can be served in a single cell (assuming they all transmit very little data)

* "Low Latency", which focuses on better scheduling and quality of service.




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