So I overheard a conversation recently where someone was connecting the dots between the increase felling of trees and the creation of a 5-G network; the idea being that 5-G’s biggest issue is that trees block or interfere with the signal.
Now I don’t know if this statement is true or not, thats not my call; I’m sure there’s lots of tests from academia, business, etc that supports these claims.
However, I think there is another possibility. If we apply Occam’s razor, my hypothesis is this:
Council’s have very stretched budgets, the maintenance of trees cost a lot of money at scale; thus, they have decided to cut trees to save money.
Now, that’s not to say 5-G is connected; it’s certainly a beneficiary, but I don’t see it as a major driving decision.