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That's not really quite accurate on modern networks. Most of them use CDMA which allows many devices to transmit/receive at the same time, assuming that they ca
by vvanders 9y ago
That's not really quite accurate on modern networks. Most of them use CDMA which allows many devices to transmit/receive at the same time, assuming that they can modulate their power with respect to distance from the tower/etc(which is a requirement for the "xor" to cancel out).
That said there's still a bunch of other stuff you have to sort out if you want to support that many devices in a small space.
- dboreham 9y ago"Many" is still not thousands or even hundreds.
- TrickyRick 9y ago> Most of them use CDMA Really? I thought CDMA was something only Verizon used for their network. I tried looking into it a bit prior to writing the original answer but I couldn't find anything other than a mention on the TDMA Wiki [1] which has a [citation needed]. Do 3G/4G networks across the world use CDMA as well? Because I know that in Sweden carriers are buying up large chunks of frequency bands to be able to increase 4G coverage, that shouldn't be needed with CDMA, right? [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-division_multiple_access https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-division_multiple_access