Check the high end 5G frequencies. Originally I thought they were back haul only. Nope.
Yes, the 5G high end frequencies are very high, but as I said, they are not really much in use yet. Most 5G is in a much lower frequency range at the moment. WiMAX, on the other hand, has been using up to 95 GHz for more than a decade now and at much, much higher power output because WiMAX is meant for direct distribution over a multi-square mile area as well as backhaul applications. WiMAX was used to provide 4G services in many areas for years too, but like I said no one seems to have been afraid of that technology.
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5G specification includes a variety of frequencies for back haul and end user devices. These frequencies include mm-wave.
5G specification includes a variety of frequencies for back haul and end user devices. These frequencies include mm-wave.
I'm not denying that 5G specifies frequencies that go into the millimeter wavelengths. What I am saying is that right now the current implementations of 5G in actual use are not going into those frequencies in any widespread fashion. Most installed 5G is using centimeter wavelength frequencies and will likely stay that way for a good while. The specification allows for millimeter wave frequencies, but it's going to be difficult to find them in actual widespread use at the moment.
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