UScellular Launching 5G in Mid-Band Spectrum
UScellular is launching 5G using mid-band 3.45 GHz spectrum it bought last year, in urban parts of Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin by the end of June, the carrier said Thursday. Other areas will see service this year, the company said.…
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“UScellular’s 5G mid-band technology combined with a mid-band enabled device can provide up to 10x faster speeds than its 4G LTE network and low-band 5G,” the company said. Uscellular hopes to cover more than 1 million households in its operating footprint with mid-band network by year end. “We view mid-band as the sweet spot of 5G because it provides broad coverage, low latency and fast speeds -- enabling more people to connect to what matters most at home or on-the-go,” said Mike Irizarry, chief technology officer.