5G is fast but only in theory. In reality, mmWave 5G has terrible range and the rollout is painfully slow.
To achieve true 20GBPS speeds by 2030, we need more than better chips. We need better infrastructure.
I spent over 5 years designing a practical, scalable solution. The core idea? Use India’s 100M+ DTH antennas as mounting points for mmWave small cells.
Most of these antennas are idle. They’re perfectly placed, on rooftops, across urban landscapes.
If we retrofit them to host mmWave transmitters, we instantly increase small cell density 20x without digging roads or building new towers.
Here’s how it works:
• Partner with DTH companies
• Let users opt-in and earn passive benefits
• Build a dense grid, without delays
Now add Google to the mix. They already have Fi, Nest routers, Android OS, Google Pay, and Google TV.
By fusing home Wi-Fi, TV, and 5G into one subscription, they could become the most seamless connectivity brand in the world.
On top of that, they could rent the infrastructure to telecom companies—generating recurring revenue and owning the digital backbone.
I pitched this to Google. Their VP said:
“No flaws, but Google doesn’t build infrastructure.”
I get it. But someone will. And whoever does will own the next decade of connectivity.
I’m building toward that. If this sparked a thought or question, I’d love to hear it.
(P.S. If you think this deserves more visibility, an upvote can help it reach builders who can bring this vision to life. Thank you.)
https://rudrabunu.medium.com/dawn-of-a-new-era-5g-8a0c88c29c97
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If you become the next bill Gates with this idea remember I was the first person to give you an upvote.
This post proposes an unconventional but scalable solution to enable 20GBPS mmWave 5G by 2030, using India’s 100M+ rooftop DTH antennas as mounting points. Rather than waiting for telecoms to build new towers, we could retrofit existing infrastructure and massively increase small cell density—without delays or digging. It also explores how Google could leverage this for seamless bundled services, and why whoever builds this network will define the future of connectivity. I’d love to hear thoughts on public-private synergy, overlooked infrastructure, and how tech giants might approach network ownership differently in the next decade.
Wow, when Google tells you “you’re perfect, just not perfect for me” then you know you’re about to make huge waves in the technical world.
There aren’t any mainstream use cases which would require those speeds for individuals which is why for 99.9% of human population 1 Gbps is already plenty and the rest will use fiber anyways. mmWave is a failure with only a few exceptions.
that a great job, keep it up for the search of a partner that can make it happen, be sure to secure your ownership of this idea
99% sure they said this bc they want to steal your idea and patent it as their own, even if it’s not currently affordable for them to make any use of it
Isn’t this extremely bad for people’s health? Essentially like having a high frequency cell tower on every person’s home?
Google was the wrong company to go to here. The right companies are cell phone providers and ISPs. Comcast, T-Mobile, Sonic, etc.
While I appreciate the technical beauty of what you propose, I think there is one key question that is overlooked (or avoided on purpose) by the vast majority: do we even need faster internet?
The answer to that question is not all that obvious, but when we put in perspective the potential gain versus the overwhelming cost in ressources and the high environmental impact of such projects, I think it becomes obvious that we as a community of scientists should rather advocate for not doing this sort of things.