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Re:FTC Seeks to Examine the Privacy Practices of U.S. Broadb... by rayiner on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @12:12AM (#19498129)
> A 5g tower is like a WiFi hotspot with maybe 2-3x the range. Any factors that apply to traditional home internet will apply to 5g as well because it needs the same internet access as your home WiFi hotspot.

It’s more than that, but even there you’re talking about covering 9 houses for the cost of wiring up one. The fan-out math kills you for FTTH.

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