5Gstore’s Giving Back Success Story

5Gstore would like to congratulate Christopher and the Illinois Medical Emergency Response Team (IMERT) in Urbana, IL. Introduction  IMERT, the Illinois Medical Emergency Response Team, is comprised of hundreds of volunteers from every region of IL. Challenge The primary mission is to provide interim medical care by supporting local and regional resources as directed by […]

5G and the World of IIoT

Second only to consumer devices, IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things)* devices make up a large portion of available 5G products. IoT covers a wide range of products. Though, IIoT devices, and even more specifically, those geared for use with 5G, mainly refer to factory type devices – things like industrial sensors, robotics, and augmented reality/ […]

T-Mobile To Notify Sprint Customers of 3G Sunset

Customers with Sprint 3G dependent devices will be receiving a letter from T-Mobile stating on January 1, 2022, Sprint’s older 3G (CDMA) network will be retired. If they are still using a device that is dependent on Sprint’s 3G network or that does not support VoLTE, they will need to upgrade to a more modern […]

Move Over 3G, Here Comes 5G!

Another reminder that 3G is going away! The time approaches as quickly as the holiday season! So when exactly is 3G going away? AT&T – shutdown is planned for February 2022.  Verizon – shutdown is scheduled for no later than the end of next year.  T-Mobile – all its 3G networks, including those obtained through […]

Verizon Reaches More Customers with 5G

With more 5G devices being released, carriers are feeling the pressure on providing connectivity to more of their users. As we all know, Verizon Wireless has been hard at work on this and have reached about 4 percent of all customers with their mmWave 5G service.  During a recent quarterly call, Verizon’s CEO, Hans Vestberg, […]