Tag: Does the UK use mmWave 5G?

But again, these frequencies are non-ionising so they’re not harmful to people or other living things. Currently, mmWave 5G is being used in the US and not the UK .

The mmWave bands being made available for mobile networks will provide increased performance, better coverage, and a closer integration across multiple wireless technologies from 4G LTE to Wi-Fi, to sub-6GHz 5G, as well as extending to the higher frequency 5G mmWave bands.6 May 2021

Millimeter-wave: High speed, but with a downside The first flavor is known as millimeter-wave (aka mmWave). This technology has been deployed over the course of the last few years by Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile , though it’s most notable for being the 5G network Verizon has previously touted across the country.

Millimeter waves — often referred to as mmWaves or high-band 5G — are frequencies starting at 24 GHz and beyond . As radio waves increase in frequency, each wave narrows in length. Because of its high frequencies, mmWave has a limited range of only 300 to 500 feet and struggles to penetrate buildings.10 Eyl 2021