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 – […]
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 […]
Rumors of 5G-Capable Samsung Galaxy Continue
With 5G set to take off in 2019 with continued rollouts from AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile, everyone is wondering when they will be able to buy a phone that will be able to take advantage of the new networks. Samsung has been rumored to be readying a 5G-capable Galaxy S10+, possibly with a model […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
