https://wccftech.com/study-finds-that-atts-faux-5g-is-slower-than-verizon-and-t-mobile-4g/

AT&T got a lot of flak some time ago for trying to pass off next-generation LTE technology as ‘5G’. AT&T’s 5G E stands for 5G Evolution, but it’s just 4G LTE. The company says that 5G E is different from its normal 4G network because it uses 256 QAM, 4×4 MIMO, and three-way carrier aggregation. But those technologies are part of the years-old LTE-Advanced standard and are already used by Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint on their 4G networks. To make matters worse, a recent study by OpenSignal revealed that AT&T’s purported 5G is actually slower than LTE offered by competitors such as Verizon and T-Mobile.

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