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Re:New 5G protocol vulnerabilities allow location tracking by topranks on Sunday March 28, 2021 @06:21PM (#26615262)
That’s the bit that doesn’t make sense.

They can’t really avoid running fibre with mmWave cos they have to backhaul it. Sure there is point to point radio, but in the main they’ll need to get fibre almost as close to you as with a fixed line direct to you. But instead it’ll be fibre to base stations on top of every building? It’s almost the same cost in terms of fibre infra.

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Re:New 5G protocol vulnerabilities allow location tracking by Spooky23 on Sunday March 28, 2021 @09:01PM (#26616587)
For Verizon at least, they sub out the 5G local towers to a third party and avoid paying CWA unionized guys. They would set mounds of dollar bills in fire to spite the union.

I think they use wireless backhaul too.

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