If the operator decides to refarm LTE for NR (5G), then the LTE network will get slower . If heavy data users upgrade to NR-capable handsets and shift their data traffic to the 5G NR network, then the LTE network will get faster.7 Mar 2019
Read moreWhy is 4G so slow now that 5G is out?
5G phones can’t handle that yet, PCMag analyst Sascha Segan wrote: But 5G phones can’t add as many 4G channels to a 5G channel . So if they’re in 5G mode, they’re giving up 4G channels so they can use that extremely narrow, often 5MHz 5G channel, and the result is slower performance: faux G.
Read more