Re:5G is perfectly fine
by Dylan16807 on Saturday June 06, 2020 @03:30PM
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> I don't think 5G will be restricted to cities at all. There are some carriers who are already providing pretty good service to rural areas using sub6 fixed wireless.
That's a true statement but most uses of "5G" are talking about mm-wave. There's no question that lower frequencies, already in use for 4G or adjacent to those, will get the evolutionary bump to 5G.
And don't forget to consider the need/benefit side. If your 2-7GHz towers won't be saturated, even a free pile of mm-wave antennas isn't worth the maintenance costs.
That's a true statement but most uses of "5G" are talking about mm-wave. There's no question that lower frequencies, already in use for 4G or adjacent to those, will get the evolutionary bump to 5G.
And don't forget to consider the need/benefit side. If your 2-7GHz towers won't be saturated, even a free pile of mm-wave antennas isn't worth the maintenance costs.