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Re:5G is perfectly fine by Nokinside on Saturday June 06, 2020 @03:28PM (#23441633)
You might slightly misunderstand what 5G is because all everybody talks is mm Waves.

5G spectrum covers low-band and-mid band spectrum from 1G through 4G LTE frequencies. Then there is this new high-band. First 5G installations are deployed into new high-band.

5G installations in countryside will be low band that is more efficient than 4G/LTE. You can have _less_ base stations than LTE, not more in the low-band. 5G NR is more efficient radio interface in all bandwidths.

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Re:5G is perfectly fine by GregoryVPerry on Saturday June 06, 2020 @06:15PM (#23442737)
Completely not true. 5G is picocell deployment due to 95Ghz millimeter wave. There will be thousands of these things in each town, everywhere.
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Re:5G is perfectly fine by Yetanfou on Saturday June 06, 2020 @06:31PM (#23442884)
There won't be many picocell stations deployed in the countryside I'd guess? The first tree would eat the signal and we have a lot of trees here. No, it'll be using the same bands as 3G/4G with a different protocol. Those picocells are for use in densely built areas with lots of people and not that many trees but also lots of walls.
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