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This is a complex question, and what’s ‘best’ will depend on the network, strength of signal, and whether it will penetrate the Faraday cage that your van effectively becomes. Generally speaking, getting the external 4G/LTE antenna outside of the giant metal box is a Good Thing (TM), so you want...
Firstly, I should probably explain a little of my background: a fair chunk of my work involves designing point to point wireless networks between buildings, and consulting on rural wireless broadband deployments for people in parts of the country which can’t get fibre broadband, and which BT have shown no...
A little bit about how the electromagnetic spectrum is allocated. There are 2 elements to this: frequency and power. Let’s talk about power first: the more power you drive a signal with, the further it travels (within reason), but the closer you are to it, the more of that signal...
In the UK, the spectrum that’s going to be used for 5G deployments is the old analogue TV space around 700Mhz. It’s been in use for well over 50 years, and TV transmitters output at *vastly* higher power levels than cellular transmitters. The data layer – 2.3Ghz (recovered from the MoD)...