Jamming over video chat is nearly impossible for musicians right now, but an experiment with 5G showed promise for 2 artists 2,600 miles apart
To replicate the experience of being in the same room, they used Zoom as a way to see each other, hardware made by Elk Audio for sound, and connected over fixed wireless internet using the Inseego MiFi X Pro, a mobile hot spot router that provided instant high-speed 5G through an Ethernet tethering port.
“They had just released the Inseego and we decided I would take that with me,” Pond said. “When we connected through that, there was a noticeable difference. Before turning on the 5G, there was even a lag when we were talking. But after that, there was no lag in audio or image. It really felt like we were all in the same room.”