Raining on the parade. I already have too many devices that want to be on the Internet.
5 thoughts on “5G Networks”
Looks like some network guys figured out how to deliver high speed internet without as much infrastructure development.
I heard its going to fry our brains. Gotta stock up on tin foil.
What spectrum will this use? If it uses 60GHz like WiGig and 802.11ad, IANAE but I’ll take Eric up on his suggestion.
Just sat in on a local provider’s presentation of their plans to use the 60ghz spectrum for their 5G wireless internet services. He said that just about any vegetation, no matter how sparse, will block the signal, and it won’t even penetrate transparent glass. They are looking to use local power poles onto which to mount their equipment since the power company does a good job of keeping the right of way clear, but the cost of the gear just about requires ten homes to connect to each transceiver in order for them to make money, so that is going to rule out rural customers (the overwhelming majority of folks our electric cooperative serves) until the cost of the technology drops a lot. And even that would require pricing competitive enough for those folks to be willing to switch from their satellite-based internet.
With vegetation and glass obstructing the signal, I’m not sure you’d get 10 customers inside the range of an access point even in dense urban environments. On the flip side, LOTS of bandwidth available on those short wavelengths for users within range.
Looks like some network guys figured out how to deliver high speed internet without as much infrastructure development.
I heard its going to fry our brains. Gotta stock up on tin foil.
What spectrum will this use? If it uses 60GHz like WiGig and 802.11ad, IANAE but I’ll take Eric up on his suggestion.
Just sat in on a local provider’s presentation of their plans to use the 60ghz spectrum for their 5G wireless internet services. He said that just about any vegetation, no matter how sparse, will block the signal, and it won’t even penetrate transparent glass. They are looking to use local power poles onto which to mount their equipment since the power company does a good job of keeping the right of way clear, but the cost of the gear just about requires ten homes to connect to each transceiver in order for them to make money, so that is going to rule out rural customers (the overwhelming majority of folks our electric cooperative serves) until the cost of the technology drops a lot. And even that would require pricing competitive enough for those folks to be willing to switch from their satellite-based internet.
With vegetation and glass obstructing the signal, I’m not sure you’d get 10 customers inside the range of an access point even in dense urban environments. On the flip side, LOTS of bandwidth available on those short wavelengths for users within range.