US Cellular began its 5G journey in two of its most vital markets, Iowa and Wisconsin, launching its first networks early this year. While the operator has already delivered next-gen services to a number of “cluster sites” in these states, US Cellular’s CTO Mike Irizarry told RCR Wireless News that rollout is just getting started.
“Our overall strategy for 5G is the multi-year modernization of the network to enable 5G, but also to improve existing LTE performance,” he said. “The process of activating sites is going on constantly.