When will 5G wireless service arrive?

On Oct. 22, the Federal Communications Commission proposed new rules for wireless frequencies above 24 GHz so that private industry can begin offering 5G wireless service without waiting for a legal framework.

"Today's decision will open huge bands of licensed and unlicensed wireless bandwidth to enable super-fast wireless and Wi-Fi," research group NYU Wireless said in a prepared statement. "Carriers will be encouraged to serve dense areas with more bandwidth and enable broadband service to areas currently unprofitable to reach."

CITA, the Wireless Association, said the proposed rules will help the U.S. remain a mobile leader as nations push their wireless capabilities forward.