So you wanna get 5G? The wireless future may already be in your city, if you know where to find it. Just don’t move too far to one side.
To find out just how that rollout is really going, I decided to go on a 5G tour of Washington, D.C. And my hunt for hands-on experience with the highest-speed 5G brought me, eventually, to a red-brick walkway in front of the main Amtrak station.
standing outside on a sidewalk in the winter because the technology that powers Verizon’s Ultra Wideband network, as it’s called, is not yet available inside the station itself. And unlike a traditional cellphone signal, it cannot penetrate walls. The network only extends a short distance from each cell site, so we first had to find the right spot where the network kicks in, and then couldn’t venture too far.
5G? 5G Ultra Wideband? 5G+? If all the terminology sounds fuzzy, that’s because “5G” isn’t really a single thing. Already, AT&T and T-Mobile boast widespread networks running on the new 5G standards, capable of reaching millions of American consumers. The difference, and it’s a big one, is that these initial 5G networks won’t offer anywhere near the same high speeds or low latency that the companies promise is eventually coming.
AT&T executive Randall Stephenson explains to President Trump how 5G will be deployed in cities during the American Leadership in Emerging Technology event at the White House in 2017. | Olivier Douliery/Getty Images This superhero, because of the technology that powers him, is inhibited. If I were to leave the room or hop in the elevator, the high-frequency millimeter waves that allow him to appear so real and responsive on the smartphone screen would drop.
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