Q&A with Sinan Akkaya, Director of RAN Engineering, AT&T

Please tell us a little about AT&T’s progress towards 5G.
Mobile 5G is on its way. We plan to offer it to customers in a dozen cities by the end of the year. And parts of Dallas, Atlanta and Waco, Texas, are first up, with additional city announcements in the coming months. This is standards-based, mobile 5G we’re talking about.
We’re also working on an accelerated schedule with vendors to help ensure customers can enjoy 5G when we launch. AT&T has promised to deliver t