Saw this article about a US Cellular trial getting 100 Mbps at 3 miles using mmWave spectrum in Janesville WI:
https://www.telecompetitor.com/u-s-cellular-5g-millimeter-wave-fixed-wireles s-first-shows-promise-for-rural-areas/ It linked to this article about the Qualcomm extended range antenna chip: https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2019/09/06/qualcomm-qtm527-5g-extended-ran ge-mmwave-antenna-module-revolutionaizes-fixed which leads off with a graphic about FTTA "Fiber To The Air". Is that a thing? Can we call our service FTTA? Description of the antenna technology is pretty impressive: "The QTM527 integrates a 5G NR radio transceiver, power management IC, RF front-end components, and a phased antenna array. Docking into the Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System, it can be configured to support up to 64 dual polarization antenna elements, achieving over 40 dBm of peak EIRP for optimal and extended mmWave range and complying with Power Class 1 devices. QTM527 also supports beam forming, beam steering, and beam tracking for bi-directional mobile mmWave communication, as well as up to 2x2 MIMO in both downlink and uplink." I thought 40 dBm EIRP would fry your brain but then realized this was for outdoor CPE, not a mobile device.
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