JohnB wrote:A summary of 5G vs broadband. Its on a 5g site, but reasonably neutral. https://5g.co.uk/guides/5g-vs-fibre-broadband/
I had a scan and thought it was pretty much missing the point.
FWA is probably good for the last 1-500m depending on topology, tree cover etc.
But how do you think the FWA base station is connected to the core network? by fibre.....
5G you can think of as the last tail connection by wireless, from a backbone system which is served by 'fibre to the cabinet'
Trying to connect that hamlet of 10 dwellings in the highlands...it is not the cost of wirelessly hooking up the 10 dwellings in the hamlet, but the 5 miles of fibre trench that needs to be dug to get to the hamlet in the first place.
5G will be built on top of the fibre roll out, not in competition to it