5G Network in South Korea

         People all over the world who are connected with news in Korea are buzzing about South Korea's investment to go 5G. Just as the article says, this 5G network will allow for a full movie to download in one second. 

         I'm nodding in agreement with the Malaysians (I read one of their tweets so there's my source) - my wifi connection here in the U.S. is all I've got and So Ko's going 5G?! That's crazy. As if South Korea didn't have the fastest internet in the world already!

        Now, don't get me wrong, I think this upgrade for a 5g Network is a great idea. But I couldn't help but think, why can't the Korean government use that money for something more important? Such as settling diplomatic matters with North Korea. I'm sure they're already spending plenty money for matters involving North Korea, but it still seems like an awful lot of money for just better internet connection. Like I already said, Korea's internet is fast enough already.

        Not only can they use that money for settling matters with North Korea, they could also hire more native-English speakers to teach at the schools there so that Korean students may actually learn English in a practical sense. This is something that I've ranted about in a previous blog post, and how the Korean government should make more of an effort to educate their future leaders with better English. So why can't they spend that money there?

        I understand that I'm missing a lot of evidence and data to back up my support but this particular post is super informal. But isn't South Korea in any debts? They spend tons of money annually to pay U.S. troops in their country and now this 5G network project. 

         But another reason why Korea may not necessarily need this 5G network as the first country to obtain it, is that you can get wifi connection anywhere in the public in So Ko. I'm not a computer genius, but with all the available access to wifi and on top of that at the fastest speed in the world, does Korea need to be the first to make this upgrade? I'm prideful of this country so I can't deny that it's nice to tell others that Korea's making this upgrade but when I get past these boasting, I'm reminded that the Korean government can attend to more meaningful matters like with North Korea.


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