so r u for it or against? u seem to be on the fence.
I should clarify this from a domaining perspective: as both a domainer and an IT professional, I see 5G-related domains as fairly sound investments. A lot of money has already been put into 5G deployments--billions of dollars--so it's not going to disappear overnight. It's decent tech, and it's guaranteed to see at least some success.
I also think it's important to differentiate between short-term hype and long-term utility. Domains that I consider to be short-term investments would include words like "smartphone" and "embedded". Domains that I consider to be long-term investments would include words like "modem", "router", "home", and "internet".
I haven't read this entire thread, but I did notice "5GOEM.com". That's a pretty good long-term domain, especially if it was a handreg. You should definitely hang onto that one for a while,
@artstar. Eventually, I'd try getting in touch with Qualcomm, Huawei, and possibly even Ubiquiti. There are some serious 5G OEM battles taking place right now, and they're only going to get more heated as time goes on.
For those of you speculating about 6G, keep in mind that billions of dollars have already gone toward 5G. It's extremely expensive to deploy. While I'm sure 6G will come along eventually, it's probably going to be more of an upgrade to 4G or 5G than a whole new technology. It will probably attempt to use existing hardware as much as possible.
Keep in mind that 5G isn't a replacement for 4G; it has different goals and advantages. While comparable technologies have existed for a while, none have been deployed at the same scale that's anticipated for 5G. With this comes an opportunity for domainers: we're going to see applications for 5G that are difficult to imagine right now. If you're the speculative, risk-taking sort, this is definitely one of the most promising niche opportunities that have come along in a while, in part because nobody really knows how 5G is going to be used. If you guess correctly, you could make a pretty good return. I expect the risk to be relatively low: with the amount of money that's already been spent on 5G, it's definitely not going to disappear overnight.
