AT&T is launching sub-6 GHz 5G service for consumers in 13 new markets this week.
In California, the new markets are Bakersfield, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Oxnard, and Modesto. In Massachusetts, Boston and Bedford are getting 5G this week.
The remaining markets are Liberty, GA; Wichita, KS; Frederick, MD; St. Louis, MO; Atlantic City, NJ; and Dayton, OH.
With these new launches, AT&T’s 5G network for consumers will cover 50 million people across 32 markets. AT&T says it remains on track to offer the service nationwide by the middle of 2020.
Separately, AT&T’s “5G+” service for businesses is now available in parts of 35 cities across the US. AT&T’s “5G+” service uses new mmWave frequencies, which offer high speeds but limited coverage. AT&T’s “5G” service for consumers uses more traditional cellular frequencies below 6 GHz (specifically, band 5 at 850 MHz), offering better coverage than mmWave, and speeds that are faster than 4G but not as fast as mmWave 5G.
The only phone currently offered by AT&T that supports its consumer 5G network is the Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G.
