AT&T Starts Mobile 5G Friday, First of Its Kind After Verizon's Fixed Service

AT&T said it will be first to launch mobile 5G over a standards-based network Friday: “While the initial launch starts small and will be limited, as the 5G ecosystem evolves customers will see enhancements in coverage, speeds and devices.” Launches are in parts of Atlanta; Charlotte; Dallas; Houston; Indianapolis; Jacksonville, Florida; Louisville; Oklahoma City; New Orleans; Raleigh, North Carolina; and San Antonio and Waco, Texas. In the first half of 2019, it starts in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Nashville, Orlando, San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose. The first adopters will likely be “growing businesses,” Mo Katibeh, chief marketing officer-AT&T Business, said Tuesday, "the starting point" for an unprecedented "technology revolution.” Verizon was the first to launch fixed 5G in October (see 1810010028).