AT&T Announces Plans to Launch Mobile 5G in a Dozen U.S. Markets by Late 2018

[Dominicanyor]

Once again Apple is still behind. iPhones are not compatible yet!!

 

[radiology]

“5G will change the way we live, work and enjoy entertainment,”

They always say that and yet you can hardly notice any improvement. People should be held accountable for false promises like in any other fields.

 

[Topher227]

now is this actually 5G or is this similar to AT&T calling HSDPA+ (4G) kinda thing?

This is the real deal, or at least the start.

The 3GPP recently standardized (non-standalone) "NR", or "New Radio" as the "true" 5G Standard.
(True standard as in: 5G is NR, 4G is LTE, 3G is HSPA, etc...)
Standalone NR is set to be standardized in the second half of 2018.

I started writing up a difference between standalone and non-standalone NR, but then realized it was likely a bit too technical.

Here's a very good explanation (SRC: https://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?section_id=36&doc_id=1331434):

But really, what on earth is “non-standalone” 5G? How is it different from 5G? Is this something like 4G on steroids? More important, how does this detour affect all the market’s stampede toward 5G?

As Qualcomm’s CTO Matt Grob explained in a one-on-one interview with us, “non-standalone 5G” is about a 4G-based “set-up” mode for 5G.

By introducing the concept of an “intermediate” step, operators will be able to use the existing LTE radio and evolve packet core network under a configuration called “non-standalone 5G NR.” This would allow the carriers to begin trials and deployments of 5G NR in 2019, rather than 2020. Meanwhile, they can add a new 5G radio access carrier to support 5G use cases from 2019 onwards.

 

[cjake]

Not true 5G but renamed LTE+

http://about.att.com/story/att_plans_to_launch_5g_evolution_in_minneapolis.html

 

[jav6454]

Sitting here in New Hampshire still waiting for 3G....

Switch to AT&T. They have already shutdown their 2G network (EDGE) and their network footprint is all HSDPA/HSUPA.

Some areas are HSPA+ and large suburbs and urban areas are now LTE.

 

[B4U]

Is that why they have to charge more than $5 buck per month for the damn Apple Watch to work?

 

[NinjaHERO]

Sarcasm aside, why don't you switch to a carrier that is better (for you) than AT&T instead of just living with it and complaining? Personally, I'm happy with AT&T around CA. Do you have WIFI at home? If so, your phone should have WIFI calling. You don't need bars for WIFI calling.

Because ATT is also my home internet and my DirecTV. So, everything is linked. There are discounts and promos and all that junk associated with them together. Switching to Verizon or another carrier would cost me at least 100 more bucks a month.

As for Wifi calling, I travel for a living. Driving up and down the 5 freeway all week between LA, SF, and Sac. So sadly that wouldn't help me.

I appreciate the thoughts though.

 

[vartanarsen]

Any love for Greater Boston?