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Re:Cities Are Saying ‘No’ to 5G, Citing Health, Aesthetics, ... by bendbro on Saturday August 24, 2019 @01:45PM (#20788534)
> Phase 2 formally introduces millimeter wave signaling - this is what does primarily propagates through line of sight (LOS) channels. Clever beam forming and beamsteering can alleviate this to an extent but these cells are intended for dense urban environments or interiors of large buildings.

Thanks for all the info. Why don't we just skip phase 2 and continue using wifi?

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Re:Cities Are Saying ‘No’ to 5G, Citing Health, Aesthetics, ... by luxpir on Saturday August 24, 2019 @02:31PM (#20788832)
Fair point, my thought too. Something tells me "big telco" is too valuable to economies to sidestep with a public service/open mesh network relayed via routers and phones as nodes.
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Re:Cities Are Saying ‘No’ to 5G, Citing Health, Aesthetics, ... by Spooky23 on Saturday August 24, 2019 @11:36PM (#20791202)
That’s an open technology. How do carriers sell that?
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