Some technology pitches don’t just promise better performance — they quietly require the laws of physics themselves to change.
Based on the claims being made (multi-gigabit wireless everywhere, fiber-free backbones outperforming fiber, bypassing TCP/IP routing, radically lower latency than physical infrastructure, etc.), here’s what would actually have to happen in the real world for those promises to be true.
1. You Can’t Transmit Information Faster Than Light
All electromagnetic signals — radio, microwave, millimeter wave, fiber optic light — are limited by the speed of light.
- In fiber: ~200,000 km/s
- In air/vacuum: ~300,000 km/s
If a system claims to deliver data faster than fiber over long distances without a shorter physical path, that implies exceeding or circumventing relativity.
That’s not an engineering hurdle.
That’s Einstein being wrong.
2. Spectrum Is Finite — Bandwidth Requires Physics, Not Branding
Wireless capacity depends on:
Shannon–Hartley Theorem:
Channel Capacity = Bandwidth × log₂(1 + SNR)
To dramatically exceed existing 5G / microwave / mmWave capacity without new spectrum or extreme power levels, you would need:
- Vast unused spectrum (it doesn’t exist)
- Infinite signal-to-noise ratio (not physically possible)
- Or violation of Shannon limits
Marketing terms do not increase channel capacity. Physics does.
3. “Fiberless Fiber” Would Require Magic-Level SNR
Fiber works because it:
- Has extremely low attenuation
- Is shielded from interference
- Provides controlled propagation
- Supports massive bandwidth with minimal noise
Wireless does not.
To match fiber capacity over distance without:
- Massive power
- Massive antennas
- Massive spectrum
You would need near-perfect noise immunity in open air.
That contradicts thermodynamics and electromagnetic reality.
4. Bypassing TCP/IP Doesn’t Bypass Physics
Claims about avoiding traditional routing stacks or packet structures sound revolutionary — but:
- TCP/IP is software.
- Latency from distance is physics.
- Switching delays are nanoseconds.
- Propagation delay is milliseconds.
You can optimize protocol overhead.
You cannot eliminate:
- Speed-of-light limits
- Queueing delay
- Network congestion
- Physical path length
Changing the protocol does not change Maxwell’s equations.
5. Massive Wireless Throughput Without Massive Infrastructure?
High throughput wireless systems require:
- Dense antenna arrays
- Short distances
- Line of sight
- Enormous backhaul capacity
- Coordinated spectrum allocation
If a system claims nationwide multi-gigabit per user without:
- Fiber backbone
- Massive tower density
- Licensed spectrum blocks
- Satellite constellation scale
Then you must assume one of two things:
- The claim is incomplete.
- The claim assumes nonexistent physics.
6. Energy Requirements Cannot Be Ignored
Information transmission requires energy.
The more data you push through noise, the more power you must use or the more bandwidth you must allocate.
If a system claims:
- Higher speeds
- Lower power
- No interference
- No spectrum constraints
Then it is implicitly violating energy-density limits.
That crosses into perpetual-motion territory.
7. Thousands of “Revolutionary” Systems Have Claimed Similar Things
History is full of technologies that:
- Claimed to bypass thermodynamics
- Claimed free energy
- Claimed signal amplification without power
- Claimed infinite bandwidth
They all collapse at one point:
Physics is not optional.
Patents are not proof of feasibility.
Language is not proof of implementation.
Investor updates are not lab validation.
8. What Would Actually Be Required?
For these claims to be real, we would need:
- New electromagnetic theory
- A violation of Shannon capacity limits
- A method to transmit information immune to noise
- A way to exceed or shortcut light-speed latency
- Energy efficiency beyond thermodynamic bounds
That’s Nobel Prize territory — not incremental telecom innovation.
The Bottom Line
Incremental improvement is believable.
Optimization is believable.
Better antennas are believable.
Rewriting Maxwell, Shannon, Einstein, and thermodynamics at the same time?
That requires extraordinary proof.
And extraordinary proof does not come in the form of branding language, shareholder optimism, or conceptual diagrams.
It comes in peer-reviewed physics, repeatable lab validation, spectrum licensing filings, and independent third-party verification.
Until then, the laws of physics remain undefeated.