You may have read or heard about the next upgrade in cellular technology: 5G. You might ask, do I want to know more or even care? As for me, I did want to know more -- so I read this article, which is good, BTW -- and I admit I'm not all that excited about 5G.

Yes, 5G is about 20 times faster than 4G, which most of us use. And there are some advantages, such as downloading a movie in 17 seconds instead of 7 minutes. But, as I understand it, many more small cellular antennas would have to be installed in your neighborhood (ugly?) to use 5G, and you'd have to buy another cell phone.

Like it or not, I suspect 5G is coming.

Jim Hamm