5g does penetrate walls.
https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=929131
The penetration loss through multiple layers was observed to be as high as 47.6 dB for I2I scenario, yet not as high as the 66.5 dB observed for the O2I scenario. In summary, we conclude that signals transmitted at 60 GHz both inside buildings and into buildings will suffer from severe penetration losses due to ambient building materials, heavily reducing coverage with respect to line-of-sight conditions. On the other hand, the high penetration loss of building materials can be a potential advantage to reduce interference from neighboring wireless network systems.
47db loss is basically unusable especially with low power devices like a phone or wifi aps which are limited to around 32db of signal strength. You aren't getting fullband 5g inside your house they are reducing frequency to 24ghz extended range 5g in those conditions regardless of what your phone displays.
5g is sub 6ghz. Not 60ghz.
Incorrect. 5ghz is different from 5g.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5G
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5G#Frequency_range_2_(24%E2%80%9354_GHz)
5g nr uses the same hardware as 4g and essentially is just a protocol change and was introduced as a stop gap during the transition to new network hardware capable of 24ghz-60ghz bands in addition to providing support for longer ranges at 4g speeds and frequencies 3-4ghz. 5ghz and below frequencies aren't considered millimeter wave which are the frequency ranges from 30ghz to 300ghz.
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