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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 Thursday August 08 2019, @08:49AM

    by jmichaelhudsondotnet (8122) on Thursday August 08 2019, @08:49AM (#877368) Journal

    I think what is going on now is different. I trust the institutions less, the standards less, the government oversight less, the military spook bullshit less, and see in every possible way 5g specifically being implemented in rushed manner with manipulative answers to basic questions.

    OF all the companies I trust nokia the best. I am concerned more about the frequencies then the cumulative effects in non-ideal conditions, and the potential ability of the companies and government to focus wave energy as a weapon, which I would need to know at this point was 100% ruled out as a possibility.

    I do believe that if you were under a noka tower in a noka building from 2008-2012, what we are facing now is potentially different.

    But thank you for your thoughtful reply. And having the ability to decrypt and intercept and use whatever they are beaming is a nice idea but will not help me sleep better at night or compensate my damages if it turns out we can't trust these people, again.

    It's the same reason I don't trust monsanto/bayer or microsoft, the organization of the modern mega corporation just lends itself very easily to the imposition of new legal realities through the installation of technology.

    Or to put it more succinctly, it is 'tech upgrade as rights downgrade.' Why bother with going through congress if you can just invent something congress doesn't understand and build it under a PR blitz?