CGE Energy Inc (CGEI)

[BigYak]

Nice to see you posting, Danman. The tech here is complicated, I'm not going to act as if I'm an expert, but it is my understanding that 5g can be accomplished without wires.

A fiber optic cable may be an option, in some cases, but many times it may not be feasible. This is where wireless backhaul comes into play.

"Short-haul solutions, which typically provide wireless link capacity of up to 20 Gbps, are used in the access and aggregation backhaul segments over short distances ranging between several hundred feet to 10 miles. Short-haul links deployed in access applications (macrocells and small cells) wirelessly connect individual base stations and cellular towers to the core network."

Here is a nice article talking about wireless backhaul.
https://www.ceragon.com/what-is-5g-wireless-backhaul#:~:text=5G%20wireless%20backhaul%2C%20or%20as,network%20in%20a%20wireless%20manner.

I also believe that there will continue to be development in this space, making wireless backhaul even better.

I'd also like to say that running fiber is a lot simpler and cheaper than connecting a cell tower to the grid, which costs 400,000 per mile.