AT&T is pretending like 5G is already here – and misleading users
https://thenextweb.com/tech/2019/01/08/att-is-pretending-like-5g-is-already-here-and-misleading-users/
Last week, owners of select LG and Samsung phones using AT&T network got a software update that changed the “4G” icon in their status bar to “5GE” (E stands for Evolution). In reality, AT&T hasn’t really deployed a 5G network yet – it’s just renaming LTE Advanced and LTE Advanced Pro to 5GE.
That’s as misleading as it gets. AT&T issued the update to the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, the LG V30, and the V40, and the changelog noted just a single item: “5G Evolution indicator support added.”
AT&T is pretending like 5G is already here – and misleading users
Jan 8, 2019, 5:26am UTC
https://thenextweb.com/tech/2019/01/08/att-is-pretending-like-5g-is-already-here-and-misleading-users/
> Last week, owners of select LG and Samsung phones using AT&T network got a software update that changed the “4G” icon in their status bar to “5GE” (E stands for Evolution). In reality, AT&T hasn’t really deployed a 5G network yet – it’s just renaming LTE Advanced and LTE Advanced Pro to 5GE.
> That’s as misleading as it gets. AT&T issued the update to the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, the LG V30, and the V40, and the changelog noted just a single item: “5G Evolution indicator support added.”