I've been gaming wirelessly the past year and a half. I dedicate one of the 5G bands to gaming, while the other is for streaming. Probably the single best thing to do to reduce latency is to survey the band you are on and ensure you are not utilizing an over provisioned channel that your neighbors are using. Just pick a channel that isn't heavily used and you'll be good to go.
@skates15I would also expect 5G to easily handle the throughput needed. However, 5G is naturally more limited in its range and it is not as ubiquitous as 3G / 4G networks, hence @CyberDyme's focus on them I assume
Glad you are leveraging it well though and that is a great suggestion to check for overlapping channels with your neighbors. Well done.
@carsono311 wrote:@skates15I would also expect 5G to easily handle the throughput needed. However, 5G is naturally more limited in its range and it is not as ubiquitous as 3G / 4G networks, hence @CyberDyme's focus on them I assume
Glad you are leveraging it well though and that is a great suggestion to check for overlapping channels with your neighbors. Well done.
Yeah, its an interesting field of technology and still being improved day by day. Honestly I had thought the speed and much reduced latency on 5G versus 4G would suffice and make it viable already today. But practical testing, aka COD in HD mode does still not perform well enough on 5G networks.
Think this report is in public domain without you need subscription:
Also a gamer specific review done 1 year ago here, on the subject:
