According to Reuters, US wireless carrier Sprint said that the company has signed a cooperation agreement with mobile phone manufacturer LG Electronics to launch a 5G smartphone in the first half of next year, which is launched as Sprint, the fourth largest wireless carrier in the US. The first 5G device.
Currently, Sprint is trying to persuade the US antitrust regulator to approve its merger with the larger rival T-Mobile US, which involves an amount of about $26 billion. The two companies said that the merger will have Help them build next-generation wireless networks faster. It is expected that next-generation wireless networks will eventually pave the way for the deployment of new technologies such as autonomous vehicles.
Sprint's director of product development, John Tudhope, said in an interview that LG phones will be customized according to the 5G network in the Sprint program and will only be compatible with T-Mobile's existing 4G network. Sprint In a press release, the price and exact release date of the phone will be announced later.
Last month, Sprint launched a new unrestricted traffic plan bundled with video streaming platform Hulu and music streaming service Tidal to attract more customers through media content. Dude Hope said Sprint will continue to use content as a One way to embody the value of 5G networks, because one of the advantages of 5G networks is the ability to download video content on smartphones faster.
The company previously announced that it will launch 5G networks in nine cities, including New York and Los Angeles, in 2019. In terms of number of users, Sprint is the fourth largest mobile phone service provider in the US, behind Verizon Communications, AT&T and T-. Mobile.
