The impending national rollout of 5G on the C-Band — a radio frequency band between 3.7 and 4.2 GHz — has turned into a turf war between two powerful government agencies.4 Oca 2022
Read moreWhat is band C 5G?
C-band sits between the two Wi-Fi bands, which are at 2.4GHz and 5GHz . It’s slightly above and very similar to the 2.6GHz band that Clearwire and then Sprint used for 4G starting in 2007, and which T-Mobile currently uses for mid-band 5G.
Read moreWhere is C-band available?
As of January 19, AT&T is using C-band spectrum in Austin, Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Detroit, Houston, Jacksonville, Orlando, and South Florida . Verizon customers will see 5G UW in the iPhone status bars when C-band spectrum is available. Verizon says over 100 million people across 1700 cities can use C-band spectrum.28 Oca 2022
Read moreDo all 5G phones have C-band?
And the ranks of C-Band 5G-ready phones has only increased since the start of the year. Many recent flagships that rank among the best 5G phones already have the capability to connect to C-Band 5G . In those cases, it’s just a matter of being in an area that’s covered by the faster networks of Verizon and AT&T.21 Mar 2022
Read more