Roger Fingas
T-Mobile will start deploying its 5G network this year, setting up shop in 30 cities — among them one of the biggest battlegrounds, New York City.
Other markets announced on Tuesday by T-Mobile include Dallas, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. More of them will be disclosed as the year progresses.
Customers will have to wait until early 2019 to actually make use of the increased speeds though, as the carrier won't have any compatible phones until then. That could be indirect confirmation that 2018 iPhones won't have 5G-ready modems.
Earlier today Sprint revealed plans to launch 5G in six U.S. cities during the first half of 2019. Ahead of then, it will be offering "5G-like" upgrades in some areas.
AT&T is working towards having 12 5G cities by the end of 2018, such as Atlanta, Dallas, and Waco. Verizon should also join the fray this year, but hasn't named any markets.
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These carriers touting 5G and there deployment plan, hope first put enough capacity or handle bandwidth to provide consistent high speed coverage. Living in suburban, I expect consistent LTE signal but most of time I have 2 bars 4G instead of LTE.
"Let's be the first company to put out a technology no one can use and may not be able to use until next year at the earliest!"
What about home wireless broadband modems? That would be a better first use case would it not, especially if mobiles won’t have a suitable modem yet?
T-Mobile gets a bad rap for coverage, but just like the others, it depends where you spend your time. Use a prepaid card and trial any you are interested in.
By the way, here in San Antonio T-Mobile LTE rocks. Not a shill, I’m just cheap! $20 data only plan here.