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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: 3, Funny) by Pino P on Friday December 01 2017, @05:37PM

    by Pino P (4721) on Friday December 01 2017, @05:37PM (#603977) Journal

    I assume you're talking about cellular service offers finally catching up wtih the IMT-Advanced definition of 4G [wikipedia.org]. So are you meaning to tell me that when I misread "4G LTE" as "4G Lite", I was right all along?

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