US Cellular Launches 5G Mid-Band Network in Manchester, Worthington & Oelwein

U.S. Cellular has launched its 5G mid-band network in eastern Iowa.

This new 5G network has more capacity and low latency for smoother data processing and can deliver speeds up to ten times faster than 4G LTE and current low-band 5G networks.

Among the more than two dozen communities impacted include Manchester, Worthington and Oelwein. 

U.S. Cellular has upgraded eighty-one Iowa towers with 5G mid-band technology, so local customers with a mid-band capable smartphone already experience increased speeds today. 5G mid-band also can enhance home and business internet using fixed wireless technology. With fixed wireless, a home or business wirelessly connects to a nearby cell tower to provide a high-speed broadband connection via a wireless signal, as opposed to the wired connection provided by fiber or cable.