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posted by martyb on Friday December 01 2017, @03:09PM   Printer-friendly
from the all-the-quicker-to-reach-your-data-cap dept.

Verizon will launch "5G" wireless service in three to five cities by the end of next year, starting with Sacramento, California:

Verizon is getting closer to releasing its first commercial 5G network, with the company announcing today that it plans on launching 5G in three to five cities by the end of next year. The rollout starts with Sacramento, California sometime in the second half of 2018.

Verizon press release.

Related: 5G Draft Technical Requirements Announced
Intel Announces Development of 5G Modems (Due in 2019)


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  • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 01 2017, @04:43PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 01 2017, @04:43PM (#603956)

    What's that? You ask what "the sticks" means?

    It's actually the Styx [wikipedia.org], thimblewit. Yeesh! What the hell are they teaching kids these days?

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Runaway1956 on Friday December 01 2017, @05:25PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Friday December 01 2017, @05:25PM (#603970) Journal

    Nahhh, Charon would ferry you across the Styx if you could pay. There's no ferryman out here in the sticks.

    Screw it, don't even pay the ferryman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kNwvIEQsg0 [youtube.com]