T-Mobile’s first New York-based 5G test hits 493 Mbps

This is pretty impressive.

During the first T-Mobile 5G test in New York City, the service achieved a score of 493 Mbps via a Verizon phone.

T-Mobile’s achievement is more significant given that the carrier is currently using much less spectrum than Verizon. Allnet Insights stated that T-Mobile is using 80MHz of spectrum in New York, which would make its theoretical maximum speed 500Mbps, but I’ve also heard that T-Mobile is using 100MHz, which would make the theoretical maximum 625Mbps.

Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

Via The Mac Observer and PCMag