Verizon’s 5G gets points for speed but knocks for coverage
FierceWireless Monica Alleven April 5, 2019 Verizon’s new 5G service in Minneapolis and Chicago appears to be delivering on the speed promises, with users reporting 10 times faster speeds than LTE, but it’s getting knocks for lack of coverage. As chronicled in...
read morePutting Verizon’s mobile 5G through its paces
RCR Wireless Kelly Hill April 5, 2019 SRG gives a glimpse into the Verizon 5G network and performance in Minneapolis With the launch of Verizon’s mobile 5G network in two cities and one smartphone that can access the network, the first rounds of testing — both user...
read moreAnother Set of 5G Standards Was Just Released, but No One Really Cares
Light Reading Mike Dano April 5, 2019 The 3GPP -- the standards organization that essentially oversees the creation, development and, most importantly, the harmonization of 5G technology -- released its third and final bundle of initial 5G standards. But, according to...
read moreUS Operators Encounter Limits of 5G on mmWave Spectrum
SDX Central Matt Kapko March 27, 2019 Millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum, for better or worse, is going to play a critical role in 5G networks. As such, operators will encounter many challenges as they engineer their networks to reach a level of availability and...
read more5G? 5 BARS? WHAT THE SIGNAL ICONS ON YOUR PHONE ACTUALLY MEAN
Wired Louise Matsakis February 20, 2019 SOME AT&T CUSTOMERS noticed a strange phenomenon earlier this year. The upper left corner of their smartphones began displaying “5GE,” ostensibly indicating their phones were using 5G technology. And while Samsung announced...
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