David Thompson, chief technology officer at American Express Global Business Travel, is no stranger to embracing new technologies in his personal life. The licensed aircraft pilot is a bitcoin miner, a high-fidelity music streamer and, most recently, an active 5G user.
Mr. Thompson bought an iPhone 12 Pro and a Verizon Communications Inc. mobile hot-spot device last fall, both of which use 5G service from Verizon. He says the main benefit he gets from using 5G, at least for now, is being able to quickly download the software updates and flight plans needed for navigating his seven-passenger Cirrus Vision SF50 jet, which has to be done every few weeks.
“Prior to the 5G it was about a 20- to 30-minute process, and now I’m doing these updates within less than five minutes,” says Mr. Thompson, 55. “It’s a pretty significant percentage savings of time.” Fifth-generation wireless networks will enable consumers to reach peak speeds up to 100 times faster than those of 4G networks, according to wireless-industry trade association CTIA, with potential peak speeds of 20 gigabits per second. The average 4G download speed in 2019 was 41 megabits per second, CTIA said in a report last summer.
Mr. Thompson says he’s able to get 5G speeds exceeding 600 megabits per second on his phone and hot spot. And 5G coverage has been good in the places he’s been flying to: Colorado, where he has a cabin, and Los Angeles, where he has family.
Has everyone forgotten that wired lines are fast?
Tough crowd 😂
Wow and lol
Totally worth the cancer...SMH
Area rich guy loves 5G
Lured in by the promise, destroyed by its reality...
When I think of all the benefits 5G might bring to people and communities around the world, downloading flight maps to a private jet wasn’t top of mind. Let’s focus on real world benefits of technology
Yeah, I have that problem when I try to fly my private jet too🙄
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