Verizon often has 1,000MHz+ of millimeter-wave spectrum and there's virtually no one using it. T-Mobile is getting 300Mbps speeds using only 40-60MHz of spectr

Verizon often has 1,000MHz+ of millimeter-wave spectrum and there's virtually no one using it. T-Mobile is getting 300Mbps speeds using only 40-60MHz of spectrum. Even LTE, when no one is using it, can easily hit a few hundred Mbps (and sometimes more) with traditional spectrum. As carriers are able to use double or triple the spectrum for 5G, we're going to get faster speeds. I think you're right that some halt of the fiber rollout is likely due to the impact that 5G will have. Even if mmWave spectrum can't go very far, it probably offers a good last-few-hundred-feet option. Instead of having to run fiber into someone's home, they can run fiber to their street and let a wireless link handle the last bit. They don't have to deal with construction permits, digging, coordinating with homeowners, etc. However, I don't know what the costs of 5G equipment are right now and there might be resistance from neighborhoods that don't want a 5G cell-site on top of a bunch of lamp-posts in their area. I don't find them that intrusive, but many people have strong aesthetic opinions on their neighborhoods. It'll be interesting to see how things turn out.