"It will be faster, simply because we're killing two birds with one stone," Saw says, crediting the "massive MIMO" deployment for helping with this process. John Saw, Sprint's chief technology officer, said having the LTE Advanced backbone coupled with other 4G network improvements that the company is still making, such as the implementation of a technology known as "massive MIMO," will allow Sprint to better prepare itself for 5G, regardless of whether or not its pending merger with T-Mobile reaches approval. Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile have all already launched their own LTE Advanced networks, with AT&T even calling its network "5G Evolution."Īs with its competitors, the jump to LTE Advanced and its associated technologies complement Sprint's work toward 5G. More: Verizon's 5G broadband plan includes Apple TV 4K, YouTube TV and IndianapolisĪT&T plans to launch its 5G network for mobile devices later this year while T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon all plan to launch similar mobile 5G networks in 2019. Verizon has already launched its first version of 5G, known as "fixed 5G" that is designed to replace traditional home broadband, in four U.S.
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Sprint's network update comes as all four major wireless carriers gear up for a big 5G push heading into 2019.
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The increased hotspot data is available for Plus and Premium users Tuesday with "Freedom," and "Everything Data" users able to take advantage Friday. Those with older unlimited plans, such as the company's "Everything Data" unlimited plan that didn't have mobile hotspot, will soon be able to utilize the 50GB of hotspot data as well.
The company says the new network will deliver upload and download speeds up to twice as fast as its current 4G LTE network, assuming you have the right phone. The increased capability comes as Sprint turns on its faster, 4G LTE Advanced network nationwide. Users of the company's pricier "Unlimited Premium" plan will see their hotspot data rise to 100GB from 50GB.
Users of Sprint's "Unlimited Plus" and "Unlimited Freedom" will now have 50GB of full-speed 4G LTE data per month, up from 15GB for Plus and 10GB for Freedom. Sprint users looking for a little holiday cheer are getting some small, but nice gifts Tuesday: more hotspot data and access to a faster 4G LTE network, if you have a more recent phone.