How COVID slowed 5G

AXIOS September 24, 2021
Ina Fried

Two years into the 5G era, expensive new cellular networks have blanketed much of the country, but they have yet to change our lives.

Between the lines: It was always going to take some time for 5G’s full impact — from faster service to new uses — to arrive. But the pandemic has slowed even some of the initial benefits.

Reality check: While the iPhone and most other high-end smartphones being sold right now support 5G, the bulk of Americans have yet to move to such devices — and the U.S. is one of the earliest adopters of 5G, along with Korea and China.

But even people who have a 5G-capable device may not have seen much change yet.

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