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SMART CITIES
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...5G networks will hold together many of the technological innovations that will define the world in the decade to come, including the Internet of Things, outdoor autonomous robots for agriculture and industry, the smart utility grid, and autonomous vehicles and drones. (Forbes, Stratfor, 04/03/18)
ADVANTAGES OF 5G
Source: Strafor
On WirelessWeek Blog, Thorsten Robrecht, VP Vertical Network Slices, Mobile Networks, Nokia, wrote:
5G needs to take advantage of higher radio frequencies, which cover a smaller geographic footprint due to the limited propagation of the radio signals, yet can support much higher data rates. As a result, 5G networks will require dense networks of antennas—in the form of small cells—packed together much more closely than is typical with today’s macro networks.
In the smart city context, this raises some important questions; perhaps most notably, “Where will we put all those radios?” While people clearly appreciate having access to
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