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The race to 5G is over — now it’s time to pay the bill | Networks spent years telling us that 5G would change everything. But the flashiest use cases are nowhere to be found — and the race to deplo... (www.theverge.com)
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The race to 5G is over — now it’s time to pay the bill | Networks spent years telling us that 5G would change everything. But the flashiest use cases are nowhere to be found — and the race to deplo...::AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile’s race to deploy 5G has failed to realize its flashiest outcomes while saddling carriers with debt and removing a competitor from the market.

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[–] 25 points 2 years ago (3 children)

That because they just released improved 4G and called it 5G for marketing reasons. Then everyone else did it too.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I remember when 4G was rolling out, either t-mobile or AT&T were advertising 4G, when it was really 3G+.

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