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AT&T Names 12 More Mobile 5G Cities

AT&T expects to hook up parts of Houston, Jacksonville, Louisville, New Orleans, and San Antonio this year, in addition to the cities it's already named. Next year, it plans to connect parts of Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Nashville, Orlando, San Diego, San Francisco, and San Jose.

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AT&T on Monday announced a dozen more cities where it plans to introduce mobile 5G service.

Before the end of 2018, AT&T expects to hook up parts of Houston, Jacksonville, Louisville, New Orleans, and San Antonio in addition to the seven mobile 5G cities it's already named: Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Indianapolis, Oklahoma City, Raleigh, and Waco, Texas.

With 2019 right around the corner, AT&T is already starting to map out its deployment plans for next year. Early in the year, it will light up Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Nashville, Orlando, San Diego, San Francisco, and San Jose, and "continue to expand" after those 19 cities are connected.

"We're at the dawn of something new that will define the next decade and generation of connectivity," AT&T Communications CEO Andre Fuetsch said in a statement. "Future smart factories and retailers, self-driving cars, untethered virtual and augmented realities, and other yet to be discovered experiences will grow up on tomorrow's 5G networks. Much like 4G introduced the world to the gig economy, mobile 5G will jumpstart the next wave of unforeseen innovation."

AT&T has been making progress on the effort. This weekend in Waco, the company made what it's calling the first real-world 5G data transfer over millimeter wave. AT&T's engineers used a Qualcomm test device with a Snapdragon X50 5G modem.

"This weekend's call between a 5G base station in the field and a smartphone form factor 5G device brings us one step closer to commercial 5G networks and mobile devices," Qualcomm Business Development Vice President David Nash said in a statement.

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Angela Moscaritolo

Angela Moscaritolo

Managing Editor, Consumer Electronics

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I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an experienced team of analysts covering smart home, home entertainment, wearables, fitness and health tech, and various other product categories. I have been with PCMag for more than 10 years, and in that time have written more than 6,000 articles and reviews for the site. I previously served as an analyst focused on smart home and wearable devices, and before that I was a reporter covering consumer tech news. I'm also a yoga instructor, and have been actively teaching group and private classes for nearly a decade. 

Prior to joining PCMag, I was a reporter for SC Magazine, focusing on hackers and computer security. I earned a BS in journalism from West Virginia University, and started my career writing for newspapers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

The Technology I Use

My little Florida beach bungalow is brimming with smart home tech. I have a smart speaker or display in every room, allowing me to control other connected devices by voice. The Nest Hub on my bedside table lets me set wake-up alarms, control my smart light bulbs, and set the temperature on my smart thermostat. I use the Amazon Echo Show 8 on my kitchen counter to browse recipes, reorder protein powder, check the weather, and watch the news while I do dishes. 

Because I suffer from allergies, air purifiers are essential. My favorite model is the Dyson Purifier Cool TP07, which doubles as a fan and continuously sends indoor pollution data to its companion mobile app. 

My pitbull Bradley sheds, so a good robot vacuum is a must. I currently use a premium Ecovacs Deebot that can both vacuum and mop, empty its own dustbin, and wash its own mop cloth. 

For fitness, I like to mix up my routine with cycling, indoor rowing, running, and strength training in addition to yoga. I take classes on the Tonal 2 smart strength training machine, I row indoors on an Aviron machine, and track my beach runs with an Apple Watch while listening to music on my Apple AirPods Pro. On the weekends, I love riding e-bikes like the rugged, beach-friendly Aventon Aventure for fun and fitness.

My job involves a lot of virtual meetings, so a quality webcam, microphone, and ring light are important. I use the Jabra PanaCast 20 webcam, the Elgato Wave: 3 microphone, and a Yesker tripod ring light. 

As for my preferred phone platform, I'm an iPhone person, but I've also extensively used Android for product testing.

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