• January 8, 2020

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It’s been a tight race between multiple telecommunication companies, as Verizon expanded its 5G millimeter-wave network to over 30 cities in December and T-Mobile now has low-band 5G for over 200 million consumers in the U.S. But now, AT&T is making a move to keep up in the 5G race.

AT&T will kick off the new year by adding nine more cities to its expanding low-band network. This comes right after they launched their 5G service to consumers in the beginning of December to 10 markets.

The AT&T expansion now offers 5G services to 13 different states and 20 cities, including Washington, DC, one of the latest cities the conglomerate added.

The additional cities that are now covered by 5G show off the range of the low-band network, which uses AT&T’s 850MHz spectrum. However, the low-band network isn’t a huge speed improvement compared to millimeter-wave 5G, as it’s still working like AT&T’s 4G LTE network.

Plus, the conglomerate is also expanding its millimeter-wave network, which now covers up to 25 cities.

For now, AT&T carries just one 5G phone, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G, which retails for around $1,300 and can only be used with the low-band 5G network.

However, the low-band expansion is in preparation for the company’s upcoming 2020 devices that will be compatible with both low-band and millimeter-wave 5G, which puts them right in the thick of the 5G race with Verizon and T-Mobile.

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Sources:

cnet.com/news/at-t-bolsters-5g-network-with-new-low-band-and-millimeter-wave-markets/