Today’s music industry will look as dated as a cassette tape once the metaverse is able to take full advantage of 5G technology, says a music industry lawyer.

Aarash Darroodi, executive vice president and general counsel of Fender Musical Instruments, says it’s too early to tell what the future holds for music in the metaverse due to current hardware limitations. However, he expects radical changes once cheaper, faster and smaller devices allow developers to take full advantage of 5G speed. T-Mobile compared 5G wireless technology to riding a rocket ship versus riding a 4G scooter or 3G bike.

“Although carriers provide 5G, the true capabilities have…