They have a lot of the infrastructure in place already. If you have 4G-LTE service, all it takes is a software update to switch it to 5G. Note that 5G is a complex set of technologies, but all of them are controversial and none have been safety tested. In Japan, they clearly intend to provide every community regardless of size with 5G, and they are making progress towards this. I wonder if this could be one reason for the semiconductor shortages you are seeing.
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Date: 2022-12-08 01:45 pm (UTC)