As someone who plays a role in installs 5g at cell sites/towers that is incorrect.
You might be thinking of a Repeater, to boost signals were cell service is dodgy.
The physical equipment for 5g vs 4g, while the internals of the device are different the exterior is almost the exact same, expect there are some more ports and stuff on the 5g devices.
Think of it as a server rack with a bunch of servers running in it.
Server racks are designed to be swapped in and out. Build your new server outside the rack, unplug the old one, drop the new one in, and plug it in.
Cellular infrastructure works nearly the same way, expect it’s more complex.
As someone who plays a role in installs 5g at cell sites/towers that is incorrect.
You might be thinking of a Repeater, to boost signals were cell service is dodgy.
The physical equipment for 5g vs 4g, while the internals of the device are different the exterior is almost the exact same, expect there are some more ports and stuff on the 5g devices.
Think of it as a server rack with a bunch of servers running in it. Server racks are designed to be swapped in and out. Build your new server outside the rack, unplug the old one, drop the new one in, and plug it in. Cellular infrastructure works nearly the same way, expect it’s more complex.
Fair enough! I definitely read this around the time 5g was coming around but apparently I was misinformed.