WILL
WILL BE
WILL BE RELEASED TOMORROW. FLAGS ACROSS THE STATE OF
MINNESOTA HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO
FLIGHT HAVE STAFF.
>>> THE NEXT LEAP IN WIRELESS
TECHNOLOGY FROM 4G UP TO 5G
COULD GENERATE 70,000 NEW JOBS
IN METRO DENVER, AND BRING $579
BILLION ECONOMIC IMPACT, AND
YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED THAT
PROVIDERS ARE MOVING FORWARD,
RAPIDLY BUILDING NEW TOWERS IN
VARIOUS COMMUNITIES UP AND DOWN
THE FRONT RANGE TO CARRY THE
NEW TECHNOLOGY.
NEW TECHNOLOGY. >> DENVER, HIGHLANDS RANCH,
CENTENNIAL, THE LATEST
MUNICIPALITIES SEEING THE
TOWERS BEING PLACED IN MANY
NEIGHBORHOODS, OFTEN POPPING UP
AT SURPRISING SPEED, MARK HAS
MORE ON THE 5G PHENOMENON,
WHICH WILL HAVE A DRAMATIC
IMPACT ON EVERYONE, BUT IT
INCLUDES OLDER AMERICANS.
>> SENIORS MOST ESPECIALLY, I
AM READY FOR AUTONOMOUS CARS, I
CAN SAY TAKE ME TO THE PHARMACY.
OR HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH IT
ON SLOW DAYS.
>> SIT BACK AND CHAT.
>> I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
IF YOU LIVE IN DOUGLAS COUNTY
OR ARAPAHOE COUNTY, THE TOWERS
ARE GOING UP EVERYWHERE, NOT
EVERYBODY IS EMBRACING IT
BECAUSE OF HEALTH CONCERNS, BUT
THE ROLLOUT IS UNDERWAY BECAUSE
OF CONSUMER DEMAND FOR THE
ABILITY TO CONNECT MORE DEVICES
AND AT HIGHER SPEEDS.>>
Reporter: HOW GOOD IS 5G?
CONSIDER THIS, IMAGINE THAT OUR
CURRENT INFORMATION HIGHWAY IS
A CAROTID 2 LANE, TRAFFIC
MOVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS
DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF
USERS, IF WE HAVE MORE LANES,
WE CAN INCREASE USERS AND THE
QUALITY OF THE RIDE.
5G WILL NOT ONLY ADD MORE
ROADS, IT WILL ESSENTIALLY BE
ADDING AN AIRPORT, GIVING US
THE ABILITY TO SEND VAST
AMOUNTS OF DATA ALMOST
INSTANTANEOUSLY, RESOLVE THUS
RESULTING IN THE DRIVERLESS,
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE FOR EXAMPLE.
THE ROLLOUT IS IN NEIGHBORHOODS
WHERE MOST OF US LIVE.
>> IF THERE IS DENSE AREA
RESERVES -- WHERE THERE IS A
LOT OF PEOPLE, A BETTER MARKET
TO DEPLOY RATHER THAN A RURAL
AREA, WHERE PEOPLE WON'T BE
BUYING THE SERVICES.
>> Reporter: AN EXPERTISE IN
TELECOMMUNICATIONS, HE SAYS
PROVIDERS ARE RAISING TO SERVE
A GROWING POPULATION HUNGRY FOR
DATA.
DATA.
DATA. THAT'S WHY IN COMMUNITIES LIKE
DENVER AND HIGHLANDS RANCH, NEW
TOWERS, SOMEWHAT DISGUISED AS
LIGHT POLES, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE
DISTINCTIVELY BIGGER AND
THICKER, ARE BEING
STRATEGICALLY PLACED TO
ACCOMMODATE THE NEW TECHNOLOGY.
THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE 6-15
CONNECTED DEVICES, INCLUDING
MULTIPLE CELL PHONES, TABLETS
AND MUSIC PLAYERS.
>> THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT
USES FOR THIS TECHNOLOGY, IT'S
ONLY GOING TO GROW IN THE
FUTURE.
FUTURE.
FUTURE. THERE IS A DEMAND FOR MORE
BANDWIDTH TO HANDLE THE SERVICE.
>> Reporter: WITH THE NEW
TOWERS AND BROADCAST EQUIPMENT
THAT COMES WITH INCOME CONCERNS
ABOUT THE POSSIBLE HEALTH
IMPACTS.
IMPACTS.
IMPACTS. >> CENTENNIAL HAS ABOUT 48
TOWER PERMITS ALREADY APPROVED,
THEY ARE GOING IN AND
INSTALLING THEM ALREADY.
HIGHLANDS RANCH HAS A PROPOSAL
OF 2500+ TOWERS, TO BE
INSTALLED, AND THEY HAVE'S --
THAT THEY HAVE STARTED.
>> Reporter: AN AEROSPACE
ENGINEER, SHE SAYS SHE DOESN'T
THINK ENOUGH STUDY HAS BEEN
DONE ON THE POTENTIAL HEALTH
EFFECTS OF 5G.
>> WHEN WE LAUNCH THE ORION
SPACE CAPSULE, WE ENCAPSULATE
THE ANTENNA AND A COPPER BOX,
SO THE ASTRONAUTS ARE MITIGATED
FROM THE RADIATION THAT AN
ANTENNA EMITS.
ANTENNA EMITS. >> Reporter: MANY QUESTIONS YET
TO BE ANSWERED, AND COMMUNITIES
FAST BECOMING SOME OF THE MOST
WIRED COMMUNITIES IN THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. >> CONSIDER THIS, 5G IS 100
TIMES FASTER AND CAN CONNECT
100 TIMES AS MANY DEVICES AT
THE SAME MOMENT AS THE EXISTING
4G, WHICH IS PROBABLY THE PHONE
YOU'RE USING NOW, GOING FROM
THE EARTH TO THE MOON IN THE
TIME IT TAKES YOU TO TIE YOUR
SHOES.
SHOES.
SHOES. IT
SHOES. IT IS TRULY REMARKABLE.
EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE
CONNECTED WILL BE CONNECTED
INSTANTLY, IT IS THE ADVENT OF
TOTAL HUMAN AND MACHINE
INTERACTION.
INTERACTION. >> WHEN 4G ROLLED OUT, THEY
WERE ALREADY TALKING ABOUT 5G,
5G IS COMING, ARE WE ALREADY
STARTING TO HEAR WHAT IS COMING
AFTER THAT?
AFTER THAT? >> ALWAYS LOOKING AT WHAT IS
NEXT, WHAT COULD BE FASTER, BUT
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING WITH THIS
IS, GENERATION Z.
>> IT WENT RIGHT BY ME.
>> THAT GENERATION, HER
GENERATION, GENERATION
GENERATION, GENERATION ADVANTAGE, THE TECHNOLOGY, THEY
WILL TRANSFORM THE SOCIETY AS
WE KNOW IT, WITH BUSINESSES AND
TECHNOLOGIES, MEDICAL ADVANCES,
SERVICES THAT WE HAVEN'T EVEN
THOUGHT OF YET, BECAUSE THEY
WEREN'T POSSIBLE WITH EXISTING
TECHNOLOGY.
TECHNOLOGY. SO A NEW WORLD.
>> THE PHONE WON'T BE A PHONE
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. >> YOU MAY NOT NEED A PHONE.
HER EARRING COULD BE A PHONE.
>> HELLO.
>> HELLO.
>> HELLO. >> WOULD THAT BE NICE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> WHEN I GET MY AUTONOMOUS
CAR, WE WILL ALL GO TOGETHER.
>> SEE YOU