Felix Ale, Abdullahi Ayegba, Omakoji Odiba, IruemiOlohimai Juliet, Desmond Wysenyuy, Odediya Bamidele Olawale and OlayinkaTolulope
The aim of this research work was to examine 5G network signal strength variation in the Abuja metropolis with atmospheric parameters. The research adopted an experimental research method by measuring the 5G network speed and quality using QualiPoc 5G software, temperature, pressure, and relative humidity with a portable digital thermometer, barometer, and hygrometer from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily from September 2 to September 7, 2024. The result shows that the speed and quality of 5G network in the Abuja metropolis is influenced by atmospheric parameters such that upload is inversely proportional to the temperature, download, ping, and SNR except jitter, atmospheric pressure is directly proportional to the download and upload speed, and inversely proportional to upload speed, download speed, and SNR, while the relative humidity is directly proportional to the download speed, upload speed, ping, Jitter, and SNR, as shown in the correlation coefficients given as; -0.14, -0.10, -0.51, 0.05 and -0.24 for temperature; with 0.48, 0.05, -0.05, -0.17, -0.38 for pressure; and 0.28, 0.52, 0.26, 0.05 and 0.42 for relative humidity with the download and upload speeds, ping, jitter and signal quality (SNR) respectively. It was concluded from the results that there is a relationship between the 5G network signal in Abuja metropolis and the atmospheric condition, such that signal quality increases with a decrease in atmospheric temperature and speed while signal quality and speed decreases with increase in relative humidity. It is recommended that more data points be collected for the location to be able to show a more refined relationship since the data point used in this work was measured in over one week which is short.
Atmospheric condition, Download, signal strength, temperature, Upload, speed.