

Importantly, there will be more than faster Netflix downloads and 5G-compatible phones, businesses will also benefit. To see the progress, check out the Race to 5G page.įirst, you will eventually need a 5G compatible phone however, these phones should be able to switch between 4G and 5G to find the most stable service.

There is quite a bit of action behind the scenes from regulators, wireless carriers, and phone makers to get everything in place to make a 5G full-scale launch possible. carriers have rollouts of limited 5G wireless in use today, and most countries likely won’t have launched 5G services before 2020. Ultimately improvement to coverage will depend on carriers expanding cell towers.Īll four major U.S.

In urban areas, that might mean 5G towers will be on every lamppost. 5G towers are significantly smaller (the size of a minifridge) and, therefore, can be put in a variety of locations that would never have worked in the past.
