On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 6:33 PM Jane Coffin <coffin@isoc.org> wrote:

Siva –

APC just did a great session on 5G. I think the meet-up was recorded.

There rae a lot of issues related to 5G….

I think one thing that is key – we need to connect in a tech neutral way. By focusing just on 5G, we divert attention away from immediate complimentary solutions – from 3G to 4G to Community Networks and the need for more IXPs.

I also am curious about the CAPEX/OPEX per kilometer based on population and average income related to 5G….

I will locate the video archive of the APC session on 5G and share it; The summary information you provided is succinct, helps some of us who are well familiar with the issues and the governance process understand the important points. However, the request (in the list that was set up following the 'more' Internet Chennai Virtual event wherein you led a session on Community Networks) happens to be from academia, from someone who might not be familiar with the background. What may be more helpful is to put together a list of links / documents / presentations that are more like "what is 5G - seeing through the hype" kind of title, which gives information both at a basic level, and at the same time gets into nuances such as '5G is a bundle of technologies otherwise available in collectable parts in open source', '5G hype is about lobbying to project this as a unique breakthrough that qualifies for all the world's spectrum' etc..

When I post the resources in response to the query titled "Request for resources on 5G aka magic dust" I would not resist the temptation to quote Andrew Sullivan who said during the Chennai Roundtable "5G is like the new magic technology, right ? It is a floor wax, and it is also a dessert topping. It

will wash your clothes and make your dinner. A lot of the time, when you hear those kinds of claims about any given technology, for the internet, or really for anything else, you' re going to be disappointed."

Best,
Jane

Senior Vice President, Internet Growth

Internet Society

+1.202.247.8429

www.internetsociety.org

From: <dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net> on behalf of sivasubramanian muthusamy <6.internet@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3@listas.altermundi.net>
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 8:57 AM
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3@listas.altermundi.net>
Subject: [DC3] Resources on the 5G hype

A certain participant of an Internet Society India Chennai Chapter special mailing list seeking pointers:

to learn more about 5G's potential implications for democracy and human rights. (Very broad... I know). I wonder if anyone on this list has any resources to share on architecture or deployment, for instance:

- a good high level overview of technical/architectural elements,

- further information about potential resource conflicts in relation to 4g/6g/fiber, etc.,

- risks around proprietary software, etc.

Links, key words, directions towards initiatives or organizations to look at — anything would be a huge help!

Bringing that question to this list to seek help in answering that question.

Thank you

Sivasubramanian M

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