How fast will 5g be?

How fast of speeds will you receive using 5g? Just like other technologies(3g/4g) it will depend on many factors, including your location, what network you’re connecting to, the load at the tower, and what device you’re using. Speeds might reach from 1Gbps to 10Gbps, possibly even higher. Even the latency can go as low as […]

5G is on its way to Chicago

A large thick cable that is coiled up laying on the roof of a parking garage in snow will be helping bring the 5G service to Chicago. Telecommunications Contractors will be installing this equipment for Sprints 5G Network. The installation of the 5G equipment will take place throughout Chicago. Equipment will be installed on top […]

LG to unveil first 5G phone next month

LG’s yet-to-be-named first 5G smartphone will be unveiled on February 24th at Mobile World Congress, sporting a Snapdragon 855 processor, a vapor chamber, and a 4,000 mAh battery. LG Electronics will unveil its first 5G smartphone at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the company has announced. It will be announced on the 24th […]

AT&T Reveals 5G road map

AT&T plans to roll-out a nationwide, fifth-generation wireless network for businesses in 2020, the company said on Monday, intensifying the battle between top cellular providers to be the first to unveil the high-speed offering outside of select U.S. cities. The Dallas-based firm said its new 5G network, currently available in 12 cities including Atlanta, Dallas, […]

People Confused about 5g

Everyone is talking about 5g, but do they really know what it is? More than four out of five Americans have no idea what 5G is, according to a new survey of 2,500 US consumers done exclusively by PCMag.com.  Carriers are not doing a very good job at explaining 5g. Some already think they have […]

Ericsson and Huawei Both Test 5G NR at 2.6 GHz

5G deployments from Verizon and AT&T are based on millimeter wave frequencies, but both Ericsson and Huawei are currently testing non-standalone 5G New Radio standard on the 2.6GHz band. “In the early stage of 5G network deployment, C-Band and 2.6 GHz are undoubtedly the most mainstream frequency bands, Yang Chaobin, president of Huawei’s 5G product […]

Verizon and John Deere Excite CES Guests of 5G Plans

5G was a hot topic at CES last week, and two of the biggest companies showing off 5G tech were Verizon and John Deere.  Verizon grew a large crowd talking about the benefits of 5g technology. The CEO discussed the “Eight Currencies,” including speed and throughput, mobility, connected devices and IoT, energy efficiency and service […]

Study Shows Americans Expectations for 5G

A survey from HarrisX, commissioned by T-Mobile, shows that more than half of Americans are aware of 5G and excited for what it will offer – even though most Americans do not have access to 5G yet. Respondents who were aware of 5G have high expectations for it, with 90% believing it will be better […]