AT&T 5G Network

Squeaking in just under the wire for its promised “end

of 2018” 5G network launch, AT&T said this morning that

its network is now live in parts of 12 cities across the

United States, with the first mobile 5G device arriving on

Friday, December 21.

According to an AT&T spokesperson, the company’s 5G

network is already up and running in parts of the previously

promised dozen cities: Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Houston,

Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Louisville, Oklahoma City, New

Orleans, Raleigh, San Antonio, and Waco. However, the

first consumer device that will be able to access that network,

Netgear’s Nighthawk 5G Mobile Hotspot, will become

available just ahead of the Christmas holiday.