Denver has finally been added to AT&T’s list of pre-5G wireless service rollouts with a scheduled launch of “later this year,” the company announced Friday.
In February, AT&T made its in parts of Chicago, Dallas and Atlanta. On Friday, it , including remote regions like Anchorage, Alaska. The regions are getting cell tower upgrades in order to provide speeds of around 400 megabits per second.
But AT&T’s 5G Evolution service, which the company said is two times faster than standard LTE wireless, is a standard that is still . Speeds for true 5G, which will require upgraded phones, are expected to hit 1 gigabit per second.
Verizon is testing its pre-5G service in Denver and 10 other markets and focusing on home use instead of mobile. Verizon has not announced its 5G rollout. T-Mobile and have both said they .
By year’s end, Denver will join 499 AT&T markets for its 5G Evolution service, including parts of Baltimore; Charlotte, N.C.; Cleveland; Detroit; Jacksonville, Fla.; Kansas City; Las Vegas; New York City; Philadelphia; Portland; Raleigh; Salt Lake City; Seattle; and Washington, D.C.
