
On the eve of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, AT&T updated its phones to replace the LTE symbol commonly found atop of its consumer’s mobile screens with “5Ge,” a misleading suggestion that its phones are ready for the fifth generation of mobile tech.
AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan conceded the phones aren’t capable of 5G speeds at CES, saying the move was made to “ready” consumers about the forthcoming switch to the fifth generation of mobile tech, something most experts believe won’t be deployed at scale for at least another two years.
“AT&T is apparently now saying that it has 5Ge network, but I think it is a misleading and a marketing ploy to get out in front of the competition,” says Victoria Petrock, an analyst at eMarketer. “We have no 5G phones yet; we have seen prototypes on the showroom floor, but if there is no 5G phone, I don’t understand how AT&T can be running a 5G network.”
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