A new study of 5G speeds in U.S. markets illustrates the trade offs made when different 5G spectrum bands are used. Low-band provides better coverage while high-band spectrum yields the fastest speeds. Mid-band provides a balance of speed and coverage. As Rootmetrics notes, AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile (including Sprint assets) all will use the three different bands to support 5G.
For example, the fastest 5G maximum download speed recorded on the low-band 5G networks of AT&T and T-Mobile was AT&T’s 175.2 Mbps in Indianapolis. Verizon’s millimeter wave 5G supplied 845.7 Mbps in Washington, D.C.
With the conclusion of the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 103, which sold rights to use 37 GHz, 39 GHz and 47 GHz spectrum, all three service providers will have additional millimeter wave assets to deploy.
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