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AT&T Turns On 5G In New York, But It Still Isn't Available To Consumers

posted by chromas on Wednesday August 07 2019, @07:20AM   Printer-friendly
from the still-waiting-on-4G dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

The new millimeter-wave network, or what AT&T calls "5G+," will be available in "parts" of New York City, though parts may be a bit of a stretch. In its release, AT&T acknowledges that the service will be in "limited areas initially" with a company spokesperson telling CNET that the new service will be available first in parts "near and around East Village, Greenwich Village and Gramercy Park."

[...] "As a densely-populated, global business and entertainment hub, New York City stands to benefit greatly from having access to 5G, and we've been eager to introduce the service here," said Amy Kramer, president of AT&T's New York region, in a statement. "While our initial availability in NYC is a limited introduction at launch, we're committed to working closely with the City to extend coverage to more neighborhoods throughout the five boroughs."

[...] It is still unclear when AT&T will make 5G available to everyone, but the company plans to deploy a nationwide 5G network on its wider-ranging "sub-6" spectrum in the "first half of 2020."

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  • (Score: 1) by jmichaelhudsondotnet on Wednesday August 07 2019, @01:50PM

    by jmichaelhudsondotnet (8122) on Wednesday August 07 2019, @01:50PM (#877055) Journal

    Indeed.

    A vast technological installation and capital expenditure with fewer verifiable specifics would be difficult to find in the history of planet earth.

    On the topic of 5g it is bizarro upside down world, so this is why I am trying to be extremely vocal about it.

    I've said it before here, but it's one thing to test for ideal conditions and short term effects, another thing to test for long term effects and non-ideal conditions.

    Here is another good question: Is there any way that the convergance of multiple 5g towers could cause human pain?

    Or more directly, is this a population control weapon in disguise and we won't know about its true capabilities until it has already been installed?

    Because I trust ATT and Huawei both at around -10, -100, absolute zero, whatever the lowest ranking is on the trust scale, that is how much I trust them.