When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

AT&T is going to start slapping 5G logos on 4G phones

AT&T announced 5G Evolution in April 2017, its fake 5G network that's really just 4G LTE Advanced. According to a report from FierceWireless, AT&T has confirmed the inevitable, which is that it's going to start putting a 5G logo on 4G phones. Users of AT&T devices that have LTE Advanced will start seeing a '5G E' logo, which stands for 5G Evolution.

This is a prime example of history repeating itself, because the exact same thing happened with 4G. If you've got an iPhone, or any number of other phones, you've surely seen your device drop from LTE to 4G, despite the fact that they should mean the same thing. But here in the U.S., at least on AT&T and T-Mobile, the latter actually means HSPA+. And if history is any indication, don't be surprised if you see other carriers start using the 5G moniker for LTE Advanced.

According to the report, 5G E will sit beside 5G+, which is what it's calling regular 5G. This is the millimeter wave technology that will run on the 39GHz spectrum.

Report a problem with article
Next Article

Star Citizen's singleplayer Squadron 42 gets a roadmap; CIG raises $46m from investors

Previous Article

This Ransomware Hostage Rescue Manual for IT Pros - is free

Join the conversation!

Login or Sign Up to read and post a comment.

23 Comments - Add comment