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1859's "Great Auroral Storm"—the week the Sun touc...
would that mean that wireless communication (radio, mobile, wifi) would be less affected?
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No, during a storm they would be unusable due to noise.
And all wireless stuff at the end relies on wired for the backhaul.
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I would guess it would be more affected since most long cables today are optical, while the storm would create noise for all wireless communications.
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