This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. If you believed the hype, 2019 was supposed to be the “year of 5G.” Lofty promises of new networks and supersonic phones were meant to usher in a radically new age. But it turns out radical …
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AT&T’s 5G buildout continues to grow even as the calendar flipped to 2020. On Friday the carrier announced that it has expanded its millimeter-wave 5G rollout to parts of 10 more cities at the tail end of 2019, giving AT&T 35 total cities where it has the speedy new service available. Shared in a company blog post Friday, the list …
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AT&T’s 5G network is quietly growing. After launching its first consumer 5G service in 10 markets earlier this month, the wireless carrier has added nine new cities to its low-band network over the last two weeks. The newest group includes New York City, Detroit, Philadelphia, Baltimore,, Washington DC, Las Vegas, Louisville and Buffalo as well as Bridgeport, Connecticut. Maps for …
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From phones with wireless charging and AMOLED screens to in-screen fingerprint sensors and extended battery life, you’ve never had more high-quality smartphone options than you do right now. Now that we’re in a new year (and decade !), it’s the best time to consider all the smartphone options out there from Apple, Samsung, Google and others. If you’re looking to upgrade your smartphone …
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It’s the beginning of 2019, and the hype for 5G is immense. Verizon talks about all of the different applications at a keynote at CES. A few next-generation networks had already turned on in December 2018, and after years of big promises and anticipation, it looks like the game-changing technology is finally going to show up in a big way. Then …
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Verizon’s 5G rollout may have been a gradual process for most of the year, but the last week has seen the company put on an all-out blitz. After turning on four cities throughout the week, on Friday the carrier announced it has lit up six new areas: Miami; Salt Lake City; Charlotte and Greensboro, North Carolina; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and …
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Verizon turned on 5G in Memphis, Tennessee, on Thursday — its fourth new 5G city in four days and its 22nd altogether. Memphis’ rollout follows the same in Los Angeles on Monday, Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday, and Hoboken, New Jersey, on Wednesday. Verizon’s 5G network is already live in Dallas, Omaha, Atlanta, Detroit, Indianapolis, Washington, DC, Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Providence, Boston, Houston …
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Dish co-founder Charlie Ergen is known for being a poker player. As a witness called by T-Mobile in its trial to get its pending $26.5 billion Sprint merger approved, he laid his cards on the table. Dish is set to become a new, fourth wireless player, acquiring divested Sprint assets should the acquisition get past the 14 state attorneys general …
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Lawmakers in Congress are getting serious about figuring out who has broadband and who doesn’t to better target federal subsidies for rural broadband deployment. On Monday, the House of Representatives approved two bills designed to improve broadband mapping. The bills still need approval from the Senate before they make their way to President Donald Trump’s desk for signing. The Broadband …
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We all know that 5G phones are expensive. The ability to connect to ultrafast networks is seen as a premium nice-to-have, but not need-to-have feature that raises the price of any phone by hundreds. High prices will deter billions of people from switching over from 4G phones to faster 5G. Affordable 5G phones for all are on the horizon, but good 5G …
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