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5g can support orders of magnitude more devices in a network cell. Have you ever been to a crowded outdoor area and had full data signal but no ability to compl
by 0xB31B1B 7y ago
5g can support orders of magnitude more devices in a network cell. Have you ever been to a crowded outdoor area and had full data signal but no ability to complete any requests? It’s because the local network cell is oversubscribed so no new connections can be made. 5g has both smaller cells and a greater ability to support more devices in a single cell, thus making IoT 5g devices more acceptable. 4g LTE wouldn’t be able to support people having 10x the number of devices they currently have on cell networks.
- joosters 7y agoAre you promoting smaller cells as a feature?
- pjc50 7y agoYes? That's the design intent of 5G: geographically smaller, denser cells. However I don't think these are intended to be deployed unconditionally everywhere, just in areas of high population density or foot traffic. Not on hilltop towers kilometers away.
- Arbalest 7y agoThink of wireless generally, like an ethernet hub. When one thing is talking, everything else needs to shut up. Or: by making the ranges shorter, you're not shouting over the people at table on the other side of the room.