Verizon will start testing 5G technology next year

[Bouncer]

In a press release, Verizon says that it sees 5G as offering "50 times the throughput of current 4G LTE, latency in the single milliseconds, and the ability to handle exponentially more Internet-connected devices." Of course, those are the "expected benefits" of 5G; Verizon hasn't even started testing the service yet, and chances are good that 5G will look very different out in the real world. But at a very basic level, it's still going to mean faster data speeds, which will be an important hook for consumers and a big help for streaming services.

Verizon will start testing 5G technology next year | The Verge

[chuckz28]

W00t! Bring it on, my fingers are ready. So I guess we are realistically looking at about 4 or 5 years til rollout starts, maybe 8 or 9 til the whole country is done?

[Bouncer]

Depends on where you live I would think. I can see it happening in big cities like NYC, Chicago, LA, and tech cities like San Fran an Houston in the next few years.

Suburbs prob a few years after.