Fifth-generation wireless technology may one day handle sci-fi tasks like guiding driverless cars, but today’s consumers are more concerned with making their phones work faster -- and that’s not lost on mobile carriers headed to CES in Las Vegas.
In coming weeks, AT&T Inc. will introduce an interim “5G E” service that promises 50 percent faster internet speeds in many places. Verizon Communications Inc. was out first in September with a 5G home service, pitching ultra-high-definition TV and speeds up to 20 times faster.
