Why do we need low latency?

1) Latency impacts your network’s bandwidth (throughput) If you have a lot of latency in your network, the bandwidth can decrease as result, so you won’t be able to send as much data.

Low latency often comes at the price of high power usage, however. Faster data transfer usually requires devices to expend more energy . As a result, we need a mechanism for reducing latency while conserving power. Recharging and replacing batteries for the multitude of IoT devices will become extremely cumbersome.

A player with a high-latency internet connection might show slow responses despite quick reaction time. As a result, players with low-latency connections have tactical advantages over other players, as they are able to respond in-game closer to real time . Lag is detectable from as little as 30 milliseconds in gaming.