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Sprint Details Initial 5G Network Launching in May

Feb 25, 2019, 6:16 AM by Rich Brome @richbrome

Sprint today released new details of the 5G network it will launch this May and June. Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, and Kansas City will launch in May, while New York City, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Phoenix, and Houston will launch in June. The NYC, LA, and Phoenix networks will each cover over 1 million people. Los Angeles, Phoenix, Houston, Atlanta, Dallas/Ft. Worth, and Kansas City will all launch with over 100 square miles of 5G coverage, up to 270 square miles for the Phoenix area. The LA network will cover from downtown to the coast, The NYC network will cover most of Manhattan, La Guardia airport, and JFK airport. Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung are providing the network equipment. Sprint's first 5G phone will be the LG V50 ThinQ, followed by the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G in the summer.

source: Sprint

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Jonathanlc2005

Feb 25, 2019, 9:45 AM
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Should be a fast rollout

All it takes is a network card upgrade and some additional antennas since the bandwidth is already there with network vision

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