point point global bipartite graph connectivity with switching is incredibly more complex than RF cells. The last mile is where the complexity in telephones lie. It’s not in the complexity of the (again) science it’s the number of moving parts. Stringing wires between everything everywhere that can never be broken is much more complex than concentrating the wiring to backhaul lines at towers and devices connecting to the tower and negotiating over a cellular switching protocol. By using connectionless RF for the last mile you’ve dramatically reduced the aggregate machine complexity by orders of magnitude and improved the capabilities (truly untethered) dramatically.
Just to serve as a translator for this guy who aren't acronym enthusiasts throwing around high-falutin' words such as "bipartite graph"
ICE = "Internal Combustion Engine"
RF = "radiofrequency"
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(1) engines are more complex than battries. So that means battrie cars will do really well on the long term, being simpler and all. The complexity makes engines (also known as "frozen water") more expensive to make, less reliable, and more tedious in general.
(2) stringing a bunch of wires is complicated, and you ain't got to mess with that noise with a cell phone because it don't need no wire and is therefore simpler
