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[–] ganymede@lemmy.ml 5 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

afaik mmW is FR2

5G FR1 is sub x-band microwave

[–] Xanza@lemm.ee -2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Again, this is a nomenclature thing.

You're correct. mmW exclusively deals with the frequency range of the Gen5 network. But Gen5 networks are branded as 5G. mmW is branded as 5G. Gen5 over 4G LTE is branded as 5G...

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

No it's a consumer rights issue. It's intentionally vague to mislead consumers. End of story

[–] Xanza@lemm.ee 1 points 3 hours ago

No, it's a nomenclature issue and continually proves that technologists are bad at naming things: https://xkcd.com/927/