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Lower population density actually helps wireless internet Not quite true. Wireless internet is most cost effective when population density is at an extreme on
by evgen 16y ago
Lower population density actually helps wireless internet
Not quite true. Wireless internet is most cost effective when population density is at an extreme on the scale. If the density is low then you can use fewer towers that have larger cells and if the density is high then you need more capital for the higher-capacity infrastructure, but your backhauls are shorter and you have a larger userbase to recoup the investment. I would bet that for wireless operators in Finland the Helsinki area, Turku, and low-population areas make money while Kuopio is probably a break-even region at best...