Verizon’s 5G network just pulled off a blazing-fast 4.2Gbps data transfer

[Jacob Siegal]

The transition from 4G LTE to 5G is going to be a gradual one, but it's hard not to get excited about just how fast all of our devices will be once the technology becomes widely available. Verizon has already rolled out its 5G network in a handful of cities across the US, and though the network is only accessible in select areas of those cities, the carrier has been performing regular tests to showcase just how big of a difference 5G will make.

Speaking of tests, Verizon announced on Tuesday that it has achieved peak speeds of 4.2 gigabits per second on its live 5G network for the first time using carrier aggregation, which "combines multiple channels of spectrum to provide greater efficiency for data sessions transmitting over the wireless network."

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