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5G Is Here, But What Is It Anyway?
Your questions answered.
The new ultra-fast generation of wireless service has arrived, sort of.
Photographer: Angela Garcia/Bloomberg
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5G: It feels as if it’s everywhere and nowhere at the same time. Fascinatingly cutting edge yet uneventful in its arrival. Ripe for conspiracy theories in some corners, yawns in others. Yes, high-speed 5G wireless service is here, but not everyone has it, and many consumers aren’t sure how to feel about it.
I’m here to tell you that I have seen 5G — stood near it, touched it, snapped photos of its tangible forms — and lived to tell the tale. And now, let me answer your most burning questions about this exciting (truly) fifth-generation of mobile internet.