Re: 5G is a marketing label only
Yes, 5G is about infrastructural integrations not speed.
Capital Expenditure vs Speed.
Why is geographical coverage poor and peak time speed poor for many users? It's NOTHING to do with technology, as indeed this lab demo (which has been done on other HW, this is PR) shows. The Network operators only install enough so not too many calls dropped and PAYG can be consumed and cherry pick the areas with good ability to sign up many bill pay customers (i.e. not much rural).
The licensing is too weak, enforcement almost none existent. Regulation exists to raise revenue from licences, not benefit consumers.
One physical RAN operator with "beauty comp" licence and USO 100% coverage, minimum peak time speed KPIs and raise revenue from VAT would be far better. Then the operators would be retailers.
"Free" phones on contracts should be banned. That's a hidden cost and reduces choice and competition.
This is shameful PR, in a long line of it since news of first 3G licences.