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Perhaps I’m missing something but what is the benefit of LTE over 802.11ac? I know that traditionally LTE is only on licensed bands and 802.11ac mostly on unlic
by bronco21016 8y ago
Perhaps I’m missing something but what is the benefit of LTE over 802.11ac? I know that traditionally LTE is only on licensed bands and 802.11ac mostly on unlicensed. However, it seems 802.11ac gear is significantly cheaper. Both technologies can be run across whatever spectrum you’d like.
What characteristics does LTE have that makes it better than 802.11ac for some of the applications mentioned?
- person_of_color 8y agoDistance?
- bronco21016 8y agoI thought distance was more tied to effective radiated power, installation, and frequency selections. Off the shelf 2.4 GHz 802.11ac gear can easily do 30+ mi.
- steve19 8y agoWith ultra high gain antennas right? So 30+ miles is only good for point to point applications.
- MuffinFlavored 8y agoIs there a link to a guide somewhere a consumer can follow to increase their off the shelf gear to... anything even close to 30+ mile range?
- gsich 8y agoFor FDD LTE: You have dedicated frequency bands for up and downstream. So full-duplex vs. half-duplex.
- mcbridematt 8y agoMobile/Cell technologies work better when not all stations are "visible" from each other - as the channel access control in 802.11 is fundamentally peer-to-peer (even with an AP) Some of the major outdoor WiFi companies (Ubiquiti, Miktrotik) etc started out with 802.11 then moved to cellular-style (TDMA etc.) methods for this reason.