After years of 5G hype and investment, Wednesday's network launch makes it real

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The 5G networks turned on Wednesday use wavelengths called C-band to cover a large part of the country with wireless service that's faster than current 4G.

turned on a major new part of their 5G networks Wednesday, the culmination of a yearslong process that saw both carriers invest billions in spectrum and equipment to upgrade their networks.

The rollout brings to fruition major 5G investments from both carriers. Verizon spent $45.5 billion into secure the rights to the wavelengths it's using for its network. AT&T spent more than $23 billion. The carriers have since spent additional billions to actually build the networks and install equipment on cell towers.

The unique properties of these wavelengths led to their substantial price at auction, and they were often called the "Goldilocks band" in the industry because they are perfectly situated for 5G services. "We are frustrated by the FAA's inability to do what nearly 40 countries have done, which is to safely deploy 5G technology without disrupting aviation services, and we urge it do so in a timely manner," an AT&T spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday.

 

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Watch out for airplanes falling out of the sky

So is T-Mobile getting this “real” 5G too? Bc real world speeds aren’t as advertised.

Helium 5G network is coming…

Still what 100x times slower than korean speeds all that and they still suck

How soon for the Google pixel is the important question VerizonSupport 🤔

I've had 5G for a year now. What took so long lol

T-Mobile’s 5G network has been up and running (and not interfering with flights) for some time now

We are getting fried all

Years after the hype cycle kicked off, the same day they launch, they finally decided to start looking into possible frequency conflict:

Literally have had TMobile 5G for like..........a while

Skynet is live.

bruh i been paying for 5g for like 6 months tf you mean?

Great more depopulation...

USA is one of the few countries that can’t handle 5G? Please tell me how Great the USA is. realDailyWire NRCC JudicialWatch ACTforAmerica realDailyWire Does anybody really care?

My data is down. I cant access youtube, gps and I’m surprised i got twitter to load. What the fuck

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