.75 Gbps with 800 MHz bandwidth. The results illustrate that the 28 GHz band can be used for providing very high user data rates in dense networks. When the inter-site distance was increased to 10.3 Practical Data Rates User data rate at 28 GHz Mbps 2000 Figure 10.4 User data rate distribution in 28 GHz simulations with 800 MHz bandwidth and two users per cell with an inter-site distance of 50-100 m. Uplink average user data rate in fixed wireless case Mbps 300 No foliage No foliage No foliage foliage foliage foliage 100 m 200 m 300 m Figure 10.5 Average downlink user data rates with fixed wireless deployment at 28 GHz. 300 m, the throughput was lower due to coverage limitations. Only those UEs with a line-of-sight connection were able to access a high-data-rate connection. 10.3.3 User Data Rates with Fixed Wireless Access at 28 GHz 5G radio can also be utilized for providing high speed fixed connection to homes. 5G may be able to provide a fast enough connection with a potentially lower cost compared to fiber installation. This section illustrates radio performance simulations for the fixed 10 5G Performance Downlink cell edge user data rate in fixed wireless case Mbps 300 No foliage No foliage No foliage foliage foliage foliage 100 m 200 m 300 m Figure 10.6 Cell edge downlink user data rates with fixed wireless deployment at 28 GHz. wireless use case using an 800 MHz system bandwidth at 28 GHz. The radio frame is split between the downlink and uplink in the ratio 50:50. The simulations consider a residential environment with three-sector 5G base stations at 6 m height using a beam- forming antenna and a total power of 20 W. The base station antenna includes 16 X 16 elements each with cross-polarization. A maximum of two MIMO streams per UE and four multiuser MIMO streams per cell is assumed. The UE antenna is assumed to have beamforming as well with a total of 4x2 elements each with cross-polarization. UEs homes are mounted either on the outside of a house or are located inside the house. The simulations illust