5G cellular technology can get a bit confusing with 3 different flavors of 5G making up the layer cake.
Low band spectrum is long range but slower
mmWave is super high band spectrum, is very short range but super fast
Mid band spectrum is the sweet spot of medium range and still fast speeds
But how each carrier indicates what kind of coverage you're on when using your smartphone or hotspot differs. This video explains how each carrier indicates the different flavors.
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