In a 5G world, what generation is your thinking?

My favorite episode of the comedy show “The Office” is Michael Scott’s lecture to college students that “real business is done on paper.” 

One of the students asks Michael, “As a company that primarily distributes paper, how have you adapted your business model to function in an increasingly paperless world?” 

Michael answers, “We can’t over estimate the value of computers. Yes, they are great for playing games and forwarding funny emails, but real business is done on paper.”

Michael tells the students: “Write that down!” And all the students madly take notes on their laptops. 

This is a humorous exaggeration, but it makes a point we in the news media industry should not ignore. 

The student’s question is something everyone in our business should ask themselves — and their teams — every day. “How are you adapting your business model in an increasingly paperless world?” 

Two more big changes in technology are on the horizon — perhaps the biggest changes we’ve seen in a long time

One is 5G cellular. The other is Wi-Fi 6.

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