Verizon announced its initial tests on 5g networks over a year ago at mwc 2016, but today’s news marks the first time that the service will be available for actual (albeit extremely limited) use.. Network providers around the world are already gearing up to test 5g networks throughout 2018, with the first 5g-ready smartphones expected to be released early next year.. The 5g that at&t is rolling out this year will only use millimeter-wave spectrum, which means that it will function very differently to our current lte cell networks..
Meanwhile, the other big carrier, at&t, is also working on a 5g network of its own and plans to launch a 5g service for hotspots even earlier, by the end of this year. t-mobile is also developing a 5g network.. The phone is available to buy now, but its 5g accessory won't go on sale until verizon's 5g network lights up in 2019. lg is planning to release a fully integrated 5g phon e, no add-ons required. The partnership with samsung is the second 5g phone already announced for verizon's 5g network. in august, motorola said that in early 2019 it will release a 5g "mod," or module , that attaches to.
