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5G Wireless to be launched in 2 Cities by AT&T
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5G Wireless to be launched in 2 Cities by AT&T

Feb 2, 2017
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The 5G network of AT&T has just got much more material. The Company has recently announced that two cities, Indianapolis and Austin will be facilitated with its ultra-fast wireless supposedly in the mid of 2017. Though it’s still early days and the company is much confident to manage some performance expectations. The company is hopeful that these 5G areas will offer top speed of more than 400Mbps. There is a much space for its growth, carrier accumulation and other methods would push the speed at 1Gbps in some areas. This announcement has been considered a part of an upgrade for a larger network platform called “Indigo”. This platform had promised to be more responsive and adaptable.

5G wireless in two cities by AT&T

It will be more emphasized on software-shaped networking. The company is expecting that it will cover at least 75 percent of the network by the year 2020 and it was stick on technologies such as machine learning. It is important that AT&T is open-sourcing the code for its stage management network platform named “ECOMP”. Point to be noted that there is still no 5G standard, so you shouldn’t walk into a store for buying a 5G phone. The new wireless cellular technology has a tendency to launch with limited hardware options. So, you should understand that how Verizon launched LTE with bulky and compromised phones. You were able to use it in modems and mobile routers, and this new technology has been considered the similar one. This technology will take a significant amount of time to be mature and it needs a meaningful upgrade.