Well, if 5G brings base station prices (and all the related equipment's) even further down, it could help poor communities. But so far the problem seems to be

Well, if 5G brings base station prices (and all the related equipment's) even further down, it could help poor communities. But so far the problem seems to be simple density related. Laying/installing new cabling does not worth it in many places, because of the overhead costs. (The fixed costs.)