5G Home Internet is a booming industry, with T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T all competing to secure market shares.
5G occupies a spot between the pricer but faster fiber-optic, and the slower cable-based DSL internet. Rather than rely on cables, 5G Home Internet acts as a powerful cell phone. It receives signals from cell towers and distributes them via wifi or ethernet. 9 To 5 Mac reports:
5G home internet competition in the US is heating up with T-Mobile and Verizon offering some big incentives to attract customers. And now AT&T has entered the market. Follow along for speed, pricing, and all the fine details for each provider in our 5G home internet comparison.
Update 8/24/23: AT&T has officially launched its 5G home service called “Internet Air.” The charts and details below have been updated to include all the latest information.
For many households, especially in rural areas, fiber is either too expensive or not available. 5G therefore fills a gap by upgrading internet connectivity to usable bandwidth for many in the nation. Cost is also relatively affordable, hovering around $50/month. Cord Cutter News says:
AT&T and Verizon, in particular, are eager to push 5G home internet services because its the other parts of their businesses that are bleeding. The top wireline phone companies lost a combined 510,000 DSL customers, offset by 450,000 net new fiber customers. In total, they lost a net 60,000 customers in the second quarter, Leichtman said.
The cable providers added 10,000 subscribers in the period, a reversal from a year ago, when they lost a combined 60,000 customers.
Satellite Internet is the other technology to keep an eye on. Making its start during the Ukraine War, Elon Musk’s Starlink has shown that it can reach any place on earth with minimal earthly infrastructure. Through a combination of 5G, Satellite, and Fiber, America should be able to fully be online at speeds necessary for modern society.
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