Its been relatively disappointing so far.

Whats The Deal With 5G

Its not just you.

5G isnt as fast as we thought it would be.

5G displayed in neon blue on a computer chip with active connections highlighted in blue.

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He added that the technology required to reach those ambitious speeds is also demanding and tricky to implement.

How Can It Get Better?

Holslin said that mid-band 5G frequencies operate over a lower frequency than millimeter-wave.

A 5G base station cell tower.

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“Mid-band 5G is still really fastthink in the range of 300-500Mbps,” Holslin said.

“Thats faster than a lot of wired home internet connections people have these days.”