
AT&T recently rolled out a campaign touting a data network the carrier calls " 5G Evolution," a rebranding of LTE technology. Verizon launched a campaign called 5G Home, an internet service that runs on Verizon's network. In preparation for broad deployment, every major data carrier in the U.S. are squabbling about the definition of " real" 5G. Right now the nomenclature used for the technology is mostly marketing fuzz, and all four major mobile carriers in the U.S. 5G represents the fifth generation of wireless data networks, and while some phones released this year might boast of being "5G enabled," devices with true 5G won't ship any time soon.

5G data networks promise to usher in a new era of digital transformation powered by lightning-quick phones, enhanced virtual and augmented reality, the Internet of Things, and countless more technological wonders.Īt least, that's what mobile carriers and device manufacturers would like us to believe. The future is wireless, and it's really fast.
