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Sprint Tests 5G in San Diego

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Jan 10, 2019, 5:31 PM by Rich Brome @richbrome

Sprint this week reached a milestone toward launching 5G when it successfully tested 5G in the real world, on its network in San Diego. The company used a smartphone test device from Qualcomm and network equipment from Nokia. Sprint's 5G network uses massive MIMO technology in Sprint's unique 2.5 GHz band. Sprint's tests have demonstrated 5G delivering a 4-10x increase in capacity and speed compared to 4G LTE. Sprint plans to launch 5G in nine cities by the middle of the year.

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Jun 9, 2022
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Verizon Ready to Light up More Mid-Band 5G Using Band 48

Jun 14, 2022
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T-Mobile Achieves 3 Gbps Using Standalone 5G in Mid-Band

Jun 14, 2022
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FCC Revamps its Mobile Speed Test app

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