AT&T to launch 5G in U.S. by late 2018

[January 04, 2018]    (Reuters) - AT&T Inc <T.N>, the No. 2 U.S. wireless carrier, said it would launch fifth-generation (5G) mobile network service in a dozen cities in the United States by late 2018, after international wireless standards for the network were finalised last month.

An AT&T logo and communication equipment is shown on a building in downtown Los Angeles, California October 29, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

The 5G technology is expected to provide higher speed and response times than 4G networks used today.

(Reporting by Rama Venkat Raman in Bengaluru; Editing by Amrutha Gayathri)

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