I think this will be used much more for very short distance PTP links. There are some *tiny* 60 GHz based products showing up on the market now intended for small-cell backhaul. There's one which is cube shaped and has four flat panel phased array antennas and four radios, one on each face. Claimed max 300 meter range for site to site. Designed for dense urban area rooftops and small monopole mount.
On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 4:03 PM, Steve <[email protected]> wrote: > Can't see how they'll get this to work without raising the power > significantly which will only get all the environmental,cell phone egg > frying, popcorn popping nutjobs to boycott it. Of course I wouldn't want > to live in an apartment building broadcasting at those powers either.. I'd > have a nice suntan. > > > http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/10/5g-mobile-broadband-may-use-71ghz-spectrum-to-hit-multi-gigabit-speeds/ > > 4G (fourth generation cellular technology) LTE in the US relies on > frequencies from 700MHz to 2.5GHz, with the lower frequencies being best > suited for covering long distances and penetrating building walls. The > FCC's vote today proposes new "flexible use service rules in the 28GHz, > 37GHz, 39GHz, and 64-71GHz bands," and seeks public comment on other bands > above 24GHz that could also be used. >
