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T-Mobile Shuts Down Sprint’s 5G Network, Redeployment Underway

Tim July 2, 2020 8

Sprint customers, you probably knew this was coming, but don't worry, it'll all be fine in the long run. If you weren't already aware, which seems unlikely unless you own a Sprint 5G device and live in an area where it was supported, T-Mobile has shut down...

AT&T Adds Another 28 5G Markets, Turns on DSS in Some

Kellen June 29, 2020 4

Fresh off adding 155 markets to its 5G list two weeks ago, AT&T is back with another 28 new ones. They also just turned on Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) in several, helping them spread 5G quicker by utilizing their existing 4G LTE network. AT&T Adds...

Verizon Rolls Out Enhanced 5G Home to Houston

Kellen June 25, 2020 5

Verizon continues its rollout of "enhanced" 5G Home service this week, with Houston being the beneficiary after LA and Indianapolis were upgraded earlier this month. Enhanced 5G Home is Verizon switching over 5G Home service from their own 5G TF standard (or...

Verizon Plans Nationwide 5G for This Year Using LTE Network

Kellen June 22, 2020 18

As AT&T and T-Mobile push their 5G networks nationwide and fire up 5G logos in status bars on numerous Android phones, Verizon's phones have all been stuck on 4G LTE, even if they supposedly support 5G. That's because Verizon put its early 5G focus on 5G...

Motorola, LG Commit to Making Some of the First Cheap 5G Phones

Kellen June 17, 2020 10

Qualcomm announced its new Snapdragon 690 5G platform this week as the first chip to help manufacturers make more affordable 5G phones. The number of companies lining up to use it is already solid, with names like LG, Motorola, and Nokia on the list. This new...

AT&T Adds 137 New 5G Markets

Kellen June 15, 2020 2

AT&T just fired up 137 new 5G markets across the US, bringing their total to 327 markets. With all of these new markets live, AT&T's 5G network now covers 160 million people. This is the first expansion of AT&T 5G since mid-April, where the carrier...

Verizon 5G Home Expands to First New City in Months

Kellen June 10, 2020 7

Verizon 5G Home is still a real service that I almost forgot about because we haven't written about it since last October. It's back in the headlines today, though, because Verizon added another new city. Detroit! You are the sixth city that now has access to...

AT&T Plans to Keep “5GE” Logo, but Won’t Advertise It Anymore

Kellen May 20, 2020

You likely forgot about AT&T's sleazy 5G Evolution campaign to confuse and mislead their customers because it has been over a year since we last talked about it. We haven't talked about it because most carriers have launched real 5G networks and so the...