Verizon Hits 5G Speed of 4.2 Gbps in Texas Test

Verizon, Samsung Electronics Americas, Motorola Mobility and Qualcomm Technologies said Tuesday they hit peak 5G speeds of 4.2 Gbps using 28 GHz spectrum in a test in Texas. “Using carrier aggregation, a technology that combines multiple channels of spectrum to provide greater efficiency for data sessions transmitting over the wireless network, the four companies combined eight separate channels of mmWave spectrum to achieve the multi-gigabit speeds on Motorola’s upcoming flagship smartphone,” Verizon said.