5G in Kazakhstan: digital paradise or collapse of cheap tariffs for ordinary people Kazakhstan is rapidly rushing into the 5G era, promising super speeds and "smart cities". But behind the facade of a technological breakthrough hides a harsh reality, where a subscriber will simply have to pay for digital convenience. People are massively demanding that towers be destroyed for fear of "invisible waves". Ignoring physics, citizens do not understand: the farther the base station is, the more power the smartphone itself emits, which we press against our heads every day. The result is schizophrenic: they destroyed the tower themselves - you yourself complain about the lack of signal. 5G infrastructure requires an investment of billions of dollars. The operators have to recover costs for frequencies and equipment. The rates are already creeping up (from 3 to 8 thousand tenge), and the era of ultra-cheap internet is irrevocably gone. Now the subscription actually finances the construction of telemedicine and smart cities. Officials want to launch a fourth operator in the market for "fair competition" and cheap. But the global experience is difficult: 3 operators mean size and investment in quality. The appearance of the fourth will lead to price wars, after which the networks will simply stop developing, immersed in technological deterioration. You cannot demand space internet for the price of a cup of coffee, and at the same time be afraid of your own shadows and demand the destruction of infrastructure. Every innovation always has a price. And it will be ordinary people who will have to pay out of their pockets for this "wonderful future", which no one asked if they were ready for such a price for progress.

5G in Kazakhstan: digital paradise or collapse of cheap tariffs for ordinary people Kazakhstan is rapidly rushing into the 5G era, promising super speeds and "smart cities". But behind the facade of a technological breakthrough hides a harsh reality, where a subscriber will simply have to pay for digital convenience. People are massively demanding that towers be destroyed for fear of "invisible waves". Ignoring physics, citizens do not understand: the farther the base station is, the more power the smartphone itself emits, which we press against our heads every day. The result is schizophrenic: they destroyed the tower themselves - you yourself complain about the lack of signal. 5G infrastructure requires an investment of billions of dollars. The operators have to recover costs for frequencies and equipment. The rates are already creeping up (from 3 to 8 thousand tenge), and the era of ultra-cheap internet is irrevocably gone. Now the subscription actually finances the construction of telemedicine and smart cities. Officials want to launch a fourth operator in the market for "fair competition" and cheap. But the global experience is difficult: 3 operators mean size and investment in quality. The appearance of the fourth will lead to price wars, after which the networks will simply stop developing, immersed in technological deterioration. You cannot demand space internet for the price of a cup of coffee, and at the same time be afraid of your own shadows and demand the destruction of infrastructure. Every innovation always has a price. And it will be ordinary people who will have to pay out of their pockets for this "wonderful future", which no one asked if they were ready for such a price for progress.