At the Apple Inc flagship store in Sydney, Australia, Sept 18. Apple is set to embrace 5G as one of its most significant additions to this year’s iPhones. — David Gray/Bloomberg
Apple Inc is set to embrace 5G as one of its most significant additions to this year’s iPhones, but the technology is still not ready for the masses in the United States.
That’s because the country’s three largest wireless carriers, Verizon Communications Inc, AT&T Inc and T-Mobile US Inc, have yet to roll out 5G in a way that provides consistently higher data speeds or widespread coverage. If these companies do not dramatically upgrade their networks soon, many consumers buying the latest iPhones could find this year’s premier feature underwhelming.
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