U.N. steps in to end marketing war over what 5G means

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With mobile operators' marketing departments already throwing around claims about their 5G services, the United Nations' telecom standards body is weighing in with its definition of what qualifies a network as next-generation.

Verizon Wireless will begin delivering "5G" service to select users in 11 U.S. cities in mid-2017, even though some places don't yet have access to 4G. And at the Mobile World Congress 2017 trade show in Barcelona, companies including Intel, Qualcomm and Ericsson will be promoting their moves towards 5G.

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