Re:5G and Shannon’s Law
by est31 on Sunday June 07, 2020 @12:54AM
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> So this seems like only a theoretical possibility since in practice they'll just have faster towers instead of fewer of them.
With constant demand, you can service a higher amount of people with the same tower density thanks to 5G. If the number of customers is increasing, it means you get more money but you only have to upgrade the towers instead of having to put them more densely. That's how it's cheaper.
> For millimeter wave it is because of the technology.
With constant demand, you can service a higher amount of people with the same tower density thanks to 5G. If the number of customers is increasing, it means you get more money but you only have to upgrade the towers instead of having to put them more densely. That's how it's cheaper.
> For millimeter wave it is because of the technology.
Good point.