
Wireless companies shelled out billions of dollars to fix this 5G problem
CNN
Excitement around 5G, and its promise of lightning fast download speeds and huge data capacity, has ratcheted up since the first 5G-enabled iPhone was released last fall. But the actual experience of 5G doesn't always live up to the hype — not yet, at least.
This is partly because there's been a lack of available infrastructure (called "spectrum") needed to build fifth generation wireless networks that are both noticeably faster than 4G and widely accessible across broad geographic areas. That changed with the completion of the Federal Communications Commission's latest spectrum auction last month, where carriers shelled out a collective $81 billion to get their hands on the crucial resource. "Spectrum is the lifeblood of the network," said Craig Moffett, founding partner and analyst at MoffettNathanson. "Part of the reason we don't have the 5G network that everybody has been waiting for is we didn't have the right spectrum for it."
A Border Patrol agent shot two people in Portland, Oregon, during a traffic stop after authorities said they were associated with a Venezuelan gang, another incident in a string of confrontations with federal authorities that have left Americans frustrated with immigration enforcement during the Trump administration.

Oregon authorities are investigating a shooting by a Border Patrol agent in Portland that wounded two people federal authorities say are tied to a violent international gang – an incident that renewed questions about the Trump administration’s handling of its immigration crackdown in the city and across the US.











