Disconnect: Madison residents worry about the health effects of 5G cell towers →
The next wave of cell phone technology — 5G or fifth generation — will provide speeds geometrically faster than the existing 4G and LTE networks most of us now use. The race to install the infrastructure for it is on, and Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Energy Council, says Wisconsin cannot afford to fall behind.
Still says 5G would pave the way for “all kinds of sensor-equipped consumer products and infrastructure. The whole notion of smart cities really rests on those cities having 5G.”
In a region where 12 percent of employees are in the healthcare sector, it’s impossible to ignore how integral it appears 5G will be to the future of that industry. Having 5G will draw new businesses to the state, and benefit the ones that are already here, Still says.