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Re:Apple Is Building Its Own Modem, Plays Long Game in Dropp... by shiroiushi on Monday August 19, 2024 @03:30AM (#41288673)
>perhaps supporting only 5G instead of all the legacy protocols as a sort of "brave" stance.

Is this even feasible? I thought 5G wasn't really usable outside urban environments because it has a lower range than 4G.

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Re:Apple Is Building Its Own Modem, Plays Long Game in Dropp... by iggldiggl on Monday August 19, 2024 @04:48AM (#41289156)
Is that an inherent property of 5G? Or just a side-effect of it being predominantly deployed in high-bandwidth high-frequency settings with the consequent low range resulting from the high frequency?
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Re:Apple Is Building Its Own Modem, Plays Long Game in Dropp... by londons_explore on Monday August 19, 2024 @05:49PM (#41294840)
The main benefits of 5g lie in dense urban deployments, but it can totally be deployed in huge rural cells too.
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