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AT&T has expanded its low-band 5G service to 90 new markets across the U.S., nearly doubling the high-speed network's footprint, the company said on Wednesday.
With today's expansion, AT&T 5G is now available in 190 total markets across the country. A full list is available on the company's website, but some notable additions include Chicago, New Orleans, Sacramento and Seattle.
It's worth noting that AT&T's rollout pertains to low-band 850MHz 5G, which is longer-ranged but slower than mmWave 5G. Under its 5G+ branding, AT&T's mmWave offering has been expanding at a much slower rate. As of writing, 5G+ — which launched to consumers in March — is available in 35 cities.
Currently, AT&T only offers two smartphones that can take advantage of both the 5G and 5G+ networks: the Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus and Galaxy S20 Ultra.
The telecom firm first started rolling out its 5G mobile network in December 2019 and has steadily expanded the network since then. AT&T is in a race with Verizon and T-Mobile to bolster its 5G capabilities ahead of major smartphone launches this year.
Apple is largely expected to introduce support for 5G networks with its rumored "iPhone 12" lineup later this year. The handset is likely on-track to debut in the fall, though coronavirus delays may complicate Apple's typical launch timeline.
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All this is going to do is spread more COVID like George Soros and Bill Gates want.
Where can we look up exact 90 new 5G US markets?
So now AT&T has 5G, 5Ge and 5G+.... but only 2 of them are actually 5G. Gotta love their marketing department.
I find it interesting that ‘small’ markets like Chicago and Seattle are just now coming in line with 5G. Weren’t people screaming a year and a half ago that ‘5G was coming’ and Apple was going to be dead in the water because it didn’t have a 5G iPhone?