AT&T, Friday last week announced that it will roll out mobile 5G service in three additional cities - Charlotte and Raleigh and Oklahoma City - in 2018.
The trio will join Dallas, Atlanta and Waco announced by AT&T ealier this year. AT&T said it is on track to launch the first mobile 5G services and deliver the first device to customers this year.
The Operator said its foundational 5G Evolution technology is now live in more than 140 markets, reaching at least 400+ markets this year. 5G Evolution markets are locations where AT&T deployed the latest technologies that enable peak theoretical wireless speeds of at least 400 Mbps on capable devices.
Also, LTE-LAA launched for AT&T in parts of 8 new markets today – Austin, Dallas, Houston, Little Rock, San Antonio, San Jose, Tampa, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama, bringing us to a total of 15 markets. AT&T has previously launched LTE-LAA in parts of Boston, Chicago, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, McAllen, San Francisco, and Sacramento. With LTE-LAA, the network has peak theoretical wireless speeds reaching up to 1 gigabit per second on capable devices.
Melissa Arnoldi, President, AT&T Technology & Operations
No company in the world is better at building networks than AT&T. It’s why we’re building America’s first mobile 5G network as well as FirstNet, the country’s nationwide public safety broadband platform dedicated to first responders. We’re on track to launch the first mobile 5G services and deliver the first device to customers this year.
