Pokémon Go Shows Power of 5G, IoT, AEI Fellow Says
The Pokémon Go craze shows the importance of the recent FCC order providing high-frequency spectrum for 5G (see 1607140052), said Bret Swanson, visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute’s Center for Internet, Communications and Technology Policy. “The FCC is not…
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often celebrated for its timeliness and foresight,” Swanson said in a blog post Friday. “The last few years have been among its darkest. But we offer congratulations when due. Just as Pokémon GO was demonstrating the need for more wireless capacity, the FCC was voting unanimously on a spectrum proposal that could dramatically expand commercial US airwaves and enable the next generation of 5G wireless devices, networks, and applications.” It's only a game, “but it shows the power and possibility of geolocation and the Internet of Things in other realms,” he said.