Category: 5G News

On November 14, the FCC is set to auction high-frequency spectrum for use in 5G networks, and several companies are confirmed to be bidders. Cellular providers Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile are confirmed to be bidders, and cable providers Dish and Cox have also signed up. Other traditional providers like Comcast, Charter, and Altice are not […]

Verizon’s 5G Home service is available now in four US cities, making Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles and Sacramento the first markets in the world with access to commercial 5G. “The world’s first commercial 5G service is here,” said Ronan Dunne, president, Verizon Wireless. “We’ve formed incredible partnerships with many of the world’s leading technology companies, […]

The FCC passed new rules today that will require cities to approve or deny carriers’ requests quickly when a carrier asks to deploy 5G networks. This will prevent cities from taking an inordinately long time to review these requests, which should allow carriers to move forward more quickly with their rollout plans. Read more Related […]

Verizon announced it’s 5G Home service last week, and this week CEO Hans Vestberg explained more about the company’s plans to generate revenue from 5G at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference in New York. He described three revenue streams Verizon is counting on: mobility services, followed by fixed wireless access and mobile edge. “[Fixed wireless] […]

NEW YORK – “5G is here,” said Hans Vestberg, Verizon Chief Executive Officer. Continuing its legacy of consumer firsts, Verizon is launching Verizon 5G Home, the world’s first commercial 5G broadband internet service, on October 1. And beginning Thursday at 8am ET, U.S. consumers can visit FirstOn5G.com to learn more about the service and sign […]

For the second time this year, T-Mobile has signed a $3.5 billion deal with a supplier as part of their long term plan to be a leader in 5G. The first deal came earlier this summer when T-Mobile partnered with Nokia, and now the carrier has made a multi-billion dollar deal with Swedish supplier Ericsson. […]

AT&T has already announced plans for mobile 5G in Atlanta; Charlotte and Raleigh, N.C.; Oklahoma City; and Dallas and Waco, Texas, and now they have added Indianapolis to the list. Indianapolis is one of AT&T’s “5G Evolution” markets, meaning the company has deployed wireless speeds that can deliver at least 400 Mbit/s on supported devices. […]

In a filing with the FCC this week, AT&T reiterated their commitment to being a leader in 5G. “AT&T has been busy laying the groundwork for its 5G deployment since 2016, and it is poised to introduce mobile 5G service in twelve cities by the end of the year,” they said. The filing also confirmed […]