TL;DR
- AT&T has announced its 5G standalone network is deployed all across the US.
- Compared to non-standalone, 5G standalone offers benefits like faster upload speeds.
- Customers are being onboarded to 5G standalone gradually.
5G service has been the standard for years, but the 5G you’re used to isn’t really 5G. The majority of 5G service available today is what’s called “5G non-standalone,” which is built on 4G infrastructure, but with the addition of a 5G layer that facilitates additional bandwidth and faster data transmission.
Carriers are at work rolling out standalone 5G connectivity, though, and today, AT&T announced that its 5G standalone network is now deployed nationwide — though not all customers have access yet.