(Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)The era of 5G technology is officially here. Verizon has begun to activate its new home Internet service that runs atop its next-generation 5G wireless network, the company said Monday. The new service, 5G Home, was switched on in select parts of four cities — Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles and Sacramento — advertising download speeds of about 300 Mbps. It marks the first commercial use of a 5G network anywhere in the world, according to the company. Sprint and T-Mobile have pledged to spend $40 billion building their own 5G wireless network should the government approve their $26 billion merger.

Source: Washington Post October 01, 2018 16:30 UTC