December 21 was a big day for AT&T, as they turned on their mobile 5G service in 12 cities in the US: Atlanta, Charlotte, Raleigh, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Louisville, Oklahoma City, New Orleans, San Antonio, and Waco. AT&T subscribers in those markets can now take advantage of the super fast speeds of 5G – […]
Category: 5G News
AT&T Upgrading Phones to 5G E, Not to be Confused With Real 5G
AT&T has been upgrading their LTE network, and in an arguably misleading move, AT&T will begin showing “5G E” on LTE phones in areas that use the upgraded LTE services. This service is NOT true 5G service – it is a faster, upgraded 4G LTE service – but AT&T is calling it “5G Evolution.” “If […]
T-Mobile and Sprint Get Closer to Merger
Sprint and T-Mobile got one step closer on their journey towards merging, with approval coming in from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States on Monday. This committee is a government panel that reviews deals involving foreign investors and is an important step for the two carriers to clear. There are still other […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
AT&T Netgear Nighthawk 5G Hotspot Coming Soon
On the heals of last week’s announcement that AT&T will be lighting up their standards-based mobile 5G network soon, they have now revealed the 5G-compatible hotspot that users will need to purchase to take advantage of the new high speed network. AT&T demonstrated the Netgear Nighthawk M5 Fusion, which utilizes a Qualcomm X50 modem, this […]
AT&T to Launch Standards-Based Mobile 5G Within Weeks
In today’s earnings call, AT&T CEO John Donovan shared some big news about AT&T’s progress towards launching 5G. Donovan announced that mobile 5G is almost here, saying, “AT&T is on track to be the first wireless carrier to introduce mobile 5G services in the United States in the next few weeks. This will be standards-based […]
