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AT&T’s Mobile 5G Launch Coming Soon

AT&T plans to launch 5G in 12 cities by the end of the year, so there should be lots of news coming from the carrier over the next few weeks about their 5G service. While they’ve made many general announcements about their standards-based 5G network and the cities that will get the service, there are a lot of specifics that have not yet been discussed. Price of the service, speeds, and capacity are a few important details that remain to be divulged. Fierce Wireless discusses five of the most important questions 5G-watchers are eager to have answered by AT&T in the coming weeks.

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Verizon Announces 5G Hotspot to Launch in 2019

Verizon was first to 5G when they launched their “Home 5G” network earlier this year, but that network is not standards-based and is not considered true 5G. In 2019, however, Verizon will launch their standards-based network, and they have now shown off the hotspot that will be available to utilize the network: a portable hotspot by Inseego that utilizes Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 chip and Snapdragon X50 5G modem. A demonstration will be done in Hawaii at Qualcomm’s technology summit, where they’ll also be showing off the standards-based 5G  network itself.

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5G Could be Alternative to WiFi

Most people tend to think of cellular internet as a “lesser” option compared to WiFi, since cable and other wired internet sources tend to be faster than 4G. But WiFi can be unreliable and it can be difficult to provide enough coverage for large areas, so industry experts expect that 5G may be a popular alternative to WiFi. 5G will be extremely fast and will also offer low latency and excellent security, making it a great option for companies.

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New York City to get 5G from Sprint in 2019

Sprint has upgraded their LTE network in New York City to LTE Advanced, paving the way for their 5G launch next year. While they are not ready to launch 5G yet, the improvements they’re making to the 4G LTE network will make the switch to 5G easier. “Massive MIMO … dramatically improves the capacity of Sprint’s LTE Advanced network with equipment that is software upgradable to 5G,” the carrier said.

“With regards to the 5G plans, we are very well on track,” Saw said at the start of November.

And in the meantime, New York will enjoy the faster speeds that the LTE Advanced network can provide, making it the fastest 4G city in the country.

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T-Mobile Brings 5G to 600MHz Spectrum

Most carriers have focused on using high-band (28GHz) and mid-band (3.5GHz to 6GHz) frequencies for their 5G development, T-Mobile has been going against the grain and focusing on low-band 600MHZ spectrum. They have now completed the world’s first 5G transmission over 600MHz, which could lead the way to faster rollout of their 5G network in the US. The carrier says that its “nationwide low-band spectrum will provide broad 5G coverage for everyone nearly everywhere” in 2020.

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Verizon Tests 5G on Moto Z3 Smartphone

Verizon continued their streak of being at the forefront of 5G news in the US by announcing that they have successfully tested 5G on a smartphone, the Moto Z3. Verizon tested browsing the internet and placing a video call on their 28 GHz spectrum band, and unlike their recently-launched Home 5G network, which is not standards-based, these tests were done on a commercial 3GPP 5G NR (New Radio) network.

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Verizon Focuses on First Responders with New 5G Lab

Verizon continued to show their dedication to being a leader in 5G this week, announcing their 5G First Responder Lab, which will focus on 5G tech that can be used for public safety. Verizon will accept 15 innovators who want to develop public safety solutions and will give them the tools needed to test, research, and develop solutions using 5G.

“First responders should have the absolute best, most effective technologies available to them as they protect our communities and respond to emergencies large and small,” said Verizon SVP Toby Redshaw. “Our 5G First Responder Lab will give technology innovators the opportunity to develop applications and use cases that leverage the unique capabilities of 5G, and to bring those solutions to market more quickly.”

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Sprint Preps for 5G with Massive MiMo for LTE

Sprint has made some upgrades to their LTE network that will benefit current 4G subscribers as well as complement their work towards eventually launching 5G. The implementation of “massive MIMO” technology along with the backbone of the LTE Advanced network will allow the company to be on the right track for 5G, said Sprint CTO John Saw. “It will be faster, simply because we’re killing two birds with one stone,” Saw said about the massive MIMO deployment.

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Apple Planning for 5G iPhone in 2020

An Apple insider is reporting that Apple plans to release a 5G-capable iPhone in 2020, using Intel’s 8161 5G modem chip. Apple has had some concerns about the heat dissipation qualities of Intel’s chips, which is important for 5G modem chips due to the burden millimeter-wave signal puts on the modem (both AT&T and Verizon are using millimeter-wave for 5G), but it appears that the issues have been resolved and Apple is moving forward with Intel for their iPhone plans.

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