5G Bandwidth Hinges on Frequencies Used

Posted July 28, 2019

In Business Model, Internet Access, Mobile, Spectrum

Frequency, channel width and bandwidth are directly related, as early tests of millimeter wave 5G show. Firms launching using mid-band and low-band spectrum will achieve better coverage, but at the cost of lower bandwidth. That is just the way the physics works.

source: Business Insider, CNet

Gary Kim

Gary Kim is a communications industry analyst of 30 years, ranked second globally among power influencers in mobile and among the top 10 telecom thought leaders. He currently works as a telecom/Internet conference content developer and speaker. He recently founded the Spectrum Futures conference for the Pacific Telecommunications Council, and acts as a conference advisor for PTC. He is a member of Mensa, the international organization for people with IQs in the top 2 percent.