What’s different about 5G Home is that it doesn’t require digging trenches or laying cable to hit those blistering speeds. Instead, it uses new wireless transmission technology. That means Verizon can start offering fiber optic speeds anywhere in the country, simply by installing mini cell towers in a given area.
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Yes, but those mini cells have to be 500 feet apart and I’m guessing connected to trenched fiber.
AT&T AirGig will have mini antennas on top of electricity poles (which bypasses the need to get individual approval for cell towers, they just need to make one deal with the power company)