Bandwidth is tremendously important in wireless communications because the more data you can transmit in less time, the less time you need to be transmitting.

Bandwidth is tremendously important in wireless communications because the more data you can transmit in less time, the less time you need to be transmitting. In general, only one radio can transmit on one frequency at a time. So a city wide network quickly becomes congested. Reducing the time everyone spends transmitting greatly increases the quality of service and the amount of users that can be serviced. The increased antenna count is also a benefit in crowded situations. If each antenna covers a smaller range, then more people can use the network in a given area- two antennas that would interfere with each other in a longer range system will operate simultaneously.