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Briefing
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- First Mobile 5G Network – Telecommunications carrier AT&T announced it will be first company in U.S. to introduce mobile 5G network in dozen markets by late 2018
- 5G Definition – Stands for fifth-generation wireless network, which can offer speeds up to one gigabit per second, ten times faster than peak speed of 4G networks
- 5G Standards Finalized – 3GPP, international wireless standards body, finalized 5G new radio (NR) standards in December 2017, paving way for development of 5G-enabled hardware, chipset, and devices
- Benefits – Include faster phone connectivity speeds to meet growing bandwidth demands and lower data latency (delay from when data is requested to time it is transmitted)
- Applications – Will lead to continuous advancements of and enhanced experiences for virtual reality, driverless cars, immersive 4K video and more
- Enterprise 5G Trials – Plans to test 5G technology with businesses across all sizes and industries
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Telecommunications
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Organization
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AT&T Inc.
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Source
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"AT&T to launch mobile 5G in 2018,"
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Prigg, M., "AT&T claims it will launch America's first 5G mobile network this year (but refuses to say where you'll be able to get it or how fast it will actually be)",
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Horwitz, J., "AT&T plans 12-city mobile 5G network by year’s end as Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile bicker over ‘real 5G’ plans",
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Moritz, S., "AT&T to offer mobile 5G wireless phone service this year",
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AcceleratingBiz analysis
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Original Publication Date
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January 4, 2018
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