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Why Millimeter Wave 5G Is Making a Quiet Comeback
Remember when millimeter wave was the poster child for 5G hype, then written off as a dud? In this episode, Lucas and Luna look at how mmWave is quietly finding real traction in stadiums, factories, and airports. They walk through a specific case: how a single NFL stadium deployed 60 mmWave nodes to handle 50 gigabits per second of data during game day, and why that same density model is now being used for private network slicing inside warehouses. They also unpack the cost math — why mmWave radios dropped from $1,500 per unit in 2020 to under $400 today — and what that means for the next…
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