
NYPD Gets Priority 5G Slices
Carriers are touting enterprise-grade 5G, but the real test is whether these upgrades deliver in the wild. T-Mobile is first to scale with 5G-Advanced, rolling out lower lag for video and gaming, priority network slices for first responders, and cheaper connectivity for wearables—all on their standalone 5G core. EVP Ankur Kapoor claims iPhones on T-Mobile are nearly 50% faster than rivals, and early surveys show T-Mobile edging out Verizon for the first time in over a decade. But the tech gap is closing: AT&T and Verizon lit up their own standalone 5G cores in late 2025, threatening to erase…
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