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5G is definitely changing the way cell networks are built although traditional towers are still a part of this. my understanding is that traditional towers will
by dicknuckle 6y ago
5G is definitely changing the way cell networks are built although traditional towers are still a part of this. my understanding is that traditional towers will operate on spectrum that reaches out for miles like a traditional tower, while the smaller towers built on lampposts and street corners will be operating on higher bandwidth spectrum that doesn't reach as far, requiring more small towers in densely populated areas. open RANs are the key to making sure all the operators can use existing infra instead of overbuilding each other. sure we'll have a ton of small 5g towers in dense areas, but imagine how many towers would be installed if individual telecoms had to build their own networks.
- mycall 6y agoIt really is becoming a public utility and should be treated as such by government and business. The original concept for "cellular division" for higher density bandwidth is why we call them cell towers in the first place.
- frandroid 6y agoBut how can we create billionaires like Carlos Slim and Naguib Sawiris in every country without cellphone companies?
- Nokinside 6y ago5G spectrum covers low-band and-mid band spectrum from 1G through 4G LTE frequencies. Then there is this new high-band. First 5G installations are deployed into new high-band. 5G installations in the countryside will be low band that is more efficient than 4G/LTE. You can have _less_ base stations than LTE, not more in the low-band. 5G NR is more efficient radio interface in all bandwidths.
- apcragg 6y agoThat is not true. T-Mobile has Release 15 5G deployed in the 600 MHz band right now -- I'm looking at being broadcast over-the-air on my spectrum analyzer here in the south eastern US.
- mytailorisrich 6y agoI don't think operators aim at sharing their networks in general. The point is rather to have generic interfaces so that operators can mix and match vendors and have generic hardware with more functionality and intelligence moved to software (running on generic cloud instances).