# Global 5G Coverage with IoT | Eridan's Doug Kirkpatrick | Internet of Things Podcast

- Show: [IoT For All Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast)
- Published: 2023-05-16
- Length: 26m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2023-05-16-global-5g-coverage-with-iot-eridans-doug-kirkpatrick-internet-of-things-podcast
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iot-for-all/episodes/Global-5G-Coverage-with-IoT--Eridans-Doug-Kirkpatrick--Internet-of-Things-Podcast-e28bmqp

## Summary

Doug Kirkpatrick, CEO and co-founder of Eridan, explains why current 5G infrastructure is financially and energetically unsustainable for global coverage, noting that legacy base stations consume too much power and require excessive capital expenditure. He details how Eridan’s technology, combining direct polar modulation and gallium nitride, reduces power consumption by up to 100-fold, enabling solar-powered, low-cost base stations for rural IoT applications like precision agriculture. Kirkpatrick argues that 5G’s multi-threaded capacity allows IoT devices to utilize unused network bandwidth, creating a viable economic model for connecting remote communities without relying on expensive grid infrastructure.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2023-05-16-global-5g-coverage-with-iot-eridans-doug-kirkpatrick-internet-of-things-podcast#t=0) Introduction: Doug Kirkpatrick and Eridan's Mission
- [1:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2023-05-16-global-5g-coverage-with-iot-eridans-doug-kirkpatrick-internet-of-things-podcast#t=72) Eridan's Technology: Direct Polar Modulation and Gallium Nitride
- [3:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2023-05-16-global-5g-coverage-with-iot-eridans-doug-kirkpatrick-internet-of-things-podcast#t=235) The 5G Coverage Gap: Metropolitan Focus vs. Rural Reality
- [7:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2023-05-16-global-5g-coverage-with-iot-eridans-doug-kirkpatrick-internet-of-things-podcast#t=431) Financial and Energy Barriers to Legacy 5G Expansion
- [11:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2023-05-16-global-5g-coverage-with-iot-eridans-doug-kirkpatrick-internet-of-things-podcast#t=694) Solving the Power Problem: Solar-Powered Base Stations
- [16:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2023-05-16-global-5g-coverage-with-iot-eridans-doug-kirkpatrick-internet-of-things-podcast#t=975) Sustainability and the Embodied Energy of Infrastructure
- [21:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2023-05-16-global-5g-coverage-with-iot-eridans-doug-kirkpatrick-internet-of-things-podcast#t=1262) 5G Multi-Threading and IoT Capacity Sharing
- [25:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2023-05-16-global-5g-coverage-with-iot-eridans-doug-kirkpatrick-internet-of-things-podcast#t=1533) Real-World IoT Use Cases: Precision Agriculture and Drone Integration

## Topics

- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Eridan (company)
- gallium nitride (material)
- direct polar modulation (other)
- Starlink (company)
- AT&T (company)
- Eridan.IO (other)

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- [Satellite Iot: Space-Based Connectivity Solutions With Oli Potter](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2024-10-24-satellite-iot-space-based-connectivity-solutions-with-oli-potter) (Over the Air)
- [Designing IoT Solutions for Hard-to-Connect Places](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2021-07-20-designing-iot-solutions-for-hard-to-connect-places) (Over the Air)
- [Building A Low-cost Satellite IoT Solution](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2022-07-07-building-a-low-cost-satellite-iot-solution) (Over the Air)
- [AI or 5G? EdgeQ Asks, "Why Not Both?" While Building a Wireless Base Station-on-a-Chip](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2023-06-27-ai-or-5g-edgeq-asks-why-not-both-while-building-a-wireless-base-station-on-a-chi) (Moore's Lobby)

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