heyWhatsay@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoWifi 15 gigabytes per second — Researchers demo inventionwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square55linkfedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down15
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minus-squarefelixwhynot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoTried to fact check this but I can’t find evidence that 5g can be blocked by paper. Looks like it’s in 24-28ghz and while it can be blocked with materials the density matters. So maybe like a few books thick of paper but not one sheet?
minus-squaren3m37h@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoWas being hyperbolic m8. The human body will block mmwave
minus-squarejj4211@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoNote that this demo takes things over 100ghz. So the challenges associated with mmwave (and wigig) are even more.
Tried to fact check this but I can’t find evidence that 5g can be blocked by paper. Looks like it’s in 24-28ghz and while it can be blocked with materials the density matters. So maybe like a few books thick of paper but not one sheet?
Was being hyperbolic m8. The human body will block mmwave
Note that this demo takes things over 100ghz. So the challenges associated with mmwave (and wigig) are even more.
Good point thx