AT&T Joins Verizon in Race to Meet Demand for Mobile Movies, Sports and More
AT&T is joining the mobile speed race with Verizon Communications, outlining plans for faster wireless technology to meet the increasing demand for sports, movies and even smartphone access to home appliances.
AT&T has chosen Ericsson and Intel as its first two development partners for 5G ultra-fast wireless-network technology that will pick up where today’s 4G, or fourth-generation, left off, according to a statement Friday.
While the mobile industry hasn’t yet established technology standards for 5G and the introduction isn’t expected until 2020, the two biggest U.S. carriers have announced road maps to stimulate development. Popular wireless services, such as live sports and streamed videos from Netflix, are taxing the capacity of the current networks and driving the carriers’ investment in faster technology.
