A few years ago I watched a very smart guy talking about how gigabit wireless was going to be easy and did a test demo. If course it was limited to a couple hundred feet. You might see this in the top ten cities where half the population is and where density isn't an issue, or at least not from the cost standpoint. Really to much density is the issue there.
On Thu, Oct 22, 2015, 6:15 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > Every tree leaf, church steeple and squirrel's tail will block the signal > too. > > I have a hard time believing mobility can use these frequencies beyond 25 > feet. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve > Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 5:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [AFMUG] Next-gen cellular networks could use spectrum all the way > up to 71GHz > > 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. > >
