Much of the extra equipment and infrastructure needed to introduce 5G, such as radio access units, is supplied by just three companies in the UK: Finnish firm Nokia, Sweden’s Ericsson, and Chinese outfit Huawei .
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5G needs 300% more base stations for the same level of coverage offered by LTE because of higher spectrum bands. A 5G site will consume 300% more power than an LTE site and will cost four times more than an LTE one, if they are deployed in the same way.
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