AT & T is the first 5G operator in the United States to reach gigabit speed

At launch, the AT & T 5G service could only use one 100 MHz carrier for your connection, thus limiting speeds that were often not better (or potentially worse) than LTE. The new approach has brought together four of these carriers, giving it even greater leeway, even under real-world conditions. This should accelerate even later in the year, when AT & T combines LTE and 5G technologies in one connection.

The problem, as with virtually all 5G operators (including Verad, the parent company of Engadget), is to be able to take advantage of this speed. AT & T 5G is only available in certain areas of some cities and you need an invitation to purchase the Netgear hotspot. Even in this case, the router's WiFi is not fast enough to guarantee peak speeds. You will have to wait for 5G smartphones and Wi-Fi access points equipped with WiFi 6 to live up to their potential. This clearly illustrates the performance of the 5G: it will be necessary to wait a long time before being able to reach these performances outside the ideal conditions.