[moffkalast]

And it also planned-obsoletes 4G only devices, a big win for the operators that can then sell new 5G capable ones. Such a racket I swear. Can't wait to go through this shit again for 6G in about 5 years, like we did for 3G.

[uni_baconcat]

They can replace 2G/3G IoT with LTE, but cannot with 5G (due to energy consumption).

5G RedCap is the solution, but that will need new infrastructure and chipset. LTE will stay at least for another ten years.