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Verizon's new 5G coverage maps show just how sparse the network is
Verizon has continually touted its rollout of 5G as it reaches more cities with the latest cellular technology, but new coverage maps confirm what consumers have experienced: Verizon's 5G network is only sparsely deployed even in major cities.
You can check out Verizon's new coverage maps that show 5G mobile deployment in 18 cities on the Verizon website, and we'll show you some highlights in this article. In many of the maps, you'll see one or two densely populated areas covered by 5G, with just small pockets of 5G scattered throughout the surrounding streets. You'll also see a lot of areas where there is 5G on each street but not between each street, suggesting that Verizon 5G doesn't penetrate indoors.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 24 2019, @02:53AM (1 child)
Faraday says you're wrong.
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday November 24 2019, @09:26AM
Unfortunately at millimeter-wave frequencies, developing useful faraday-cages with short lead-times and low cost becomes very problematic. Aluminum foil, however, is cheap and with at least 3dB (from the perspective of 5G, easily as much as 100% reflection) of reflectivity.
Furthermore, wrapping foil around infrastructure besides being done quickly easily and cheaply, is a lot less likely to get you fucked in the ass should you get caught. Wrapping foil around a radome won't get you any jail time as opposed to serious eco-terrorist types whose M.O. is burning everything down to the fucking ground.