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How 5G Is Quietly Transforming Agriculture
Episode 19 of The 5G Podcast with Fexingo explores how fifth-generation mobile networks are driving precision agriculture, from autonomous tractors to real-time soil sensors. Lucas and Luna examine a specific case: a 2,500-acre corn farm in Iowa that deployed a private 5G network in early 2026 to connect over 1,200 IoT sensors across irrigation, soil chemistry, and drone-based crop imaging. The farm reports a 15% yield increase and a 22% reduction in water usage in its first full season. The discussion covers the cost of private 5G compared to Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN, the role of network slicing in…
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