Let us show you how fast 5G will be—as you can see, it will be almost half the speed of 11G. (credit: Embassy Pictures)
AT&T is testing an early version of its 5G network this year, saying it will be 10 to 100 times faster than LTE and might be used for home Internet service. "An early use of 5G’s underlying technology could be delivering broadband to homes and businesses, and it’s possible that we could have limited commercial availability this year depending on the trials," an AT&T spokesperson told Ars.
This sounds like it could fit in with AT&T plans to provide fixed wireless Internet to areas without good wired broadband.
AT&T's announcement on Friday said the 5G network will rely on millimeter waves, which are 30GHz and above and require line-of-sight connections. As we've written before, 5G will also likely use spectrum below 1GHz in order to connect areas that can't be covered by extremely high frequencies.
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