Isn’t the only improvement in 5G larger channel widths?

On Sat, Aug 22, 2020 at 12:42 PM <[email protected]> wrote:

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> AT&T-owned Cricket Wireless is enabling 5G support on some of its
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> plans, . . .  the company’s only 5G compatible device so far is the
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> $1,199 Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus. And getting access to 5G on Cricket
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> Cricket will likely use AT&T’s low-band 5G network (the announcement
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> didn’t specify much in the way of technical details), which uses low-band
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> 850MHz spectrum technology that has broader range but slower speeds than
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> mmWave 5G, which AT&T calls its 5G Plus network.
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> The latter is currently limited to developers and select businesses.
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> T-Mobile also offers its low-band 5G, which it launched in December, to
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> So, they are finally admitting (it appears) that 5G for mobile devices is
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> marketing hype as we all have known.  Just one number higher than 4G.
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> If it uses low band then it is not anything new in my opinion.  mm wave
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> a mobile device is nothing more than a lab creature.  And I believe it
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