These are the first cities to get AT&T's mobile 5G

Internet speeds are about to get way faster in many U.S. cities.

AT&T announced on Wednesday the first locations that will receive its new mobile 5G network. The company says a dozen cities will receive the new, lightning-fast internet including parts of Dallas, Atlanta, and Waco, Texas. 

The company will announce additional cities in the coming months. 

Verizon, the largest U.S. wireless provider, plans to roll out 5G home internet by the end of the year, but  AT&T claims it will be the first to deliver standalone mobile 5G.

AT&T's senior vice president of wireless network architecture and design Igal Elbaz told Mashable in a phone interview that the company hoped to begin the rollout in major metropolitan areas. "It has to do with how we think about the infrastructure," he said. Elbaz declined to comment on the specific criteria that led AT&T to choose these cities.  Read more...