4G wavelengths have a range of about 10 miles . 5G wavelengths have a range of about 1,000 feet, not even 2% of 4G’s range. So to ensure a reliable 5G signal, there needs to be a lot of 5G cell towers and antennas everywhere.
Read moreWhat is the maximum range of a 4G tower?
Depending on terrain and other circumstances, a GSM Tower can replace between 3 and 80 km (2 and 50 mi) of cabling for fixed wireless networks. In addition, some technologies, such as GSM, have an additional absolute maximum range of 35 km (22 mi) , which is imposed by technical limitations.
Read moreWhat is the max distance of 4G?
Over 4g, the maximum distance is only 400 meters according to my own stimation. In this case I am talking bout a crowded city as buenos aires. The theoretical maximum range without Extended Cell Capability (which is not used inland, as far as I know), is 35.7km, because of signal delay vs. synchronisation timeframe.26 May 2011
Read moreWhat is the maximum range of a cell phone?
A typical cellphone has enough power to reach a cell tower up to 45 miles away . Depending on the technology of the cellphone network, the maximum distance may be as low as 22 miles because the signal otherwise takes too long for the highly accurate timing of the cellphone protocol to work reliably.
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