Normally 5G and fiber would win out because on paper, they’re cheaper and more practical. It’s more complicated than that, though, at least in the US. Big telc

Normally 5G and fiber would win out because on paper, they’re cheaper and more practical. It’s more complicated than that, though, at least in the US. Big telcos have little interest in rural connectivity because it’s not ever going to bring in the metro area revenue they crave. Smaller telcos and new entrants struggle with obstruction from big telcos, NIMBYs, and local politicians who won’t let anything through unless they’re getting a cut of the pie among other things. Starlink and similar constellations neatly sidestep a lot of those issues, at least for now.