We expect 5G to eventually spread to rural areas, and you might even say it’s already started to get there with T-Mobile Home Internet.6 But 5G in the country will look and act a lot differently than 5G in the city. The type of 5G typically used in big cities (mmWave) has a short range and trouble penetrating objects like—you guessed it—trees, hills, and mountains. Still, rural communities should see low-band 5G technology soon, which still offers an upgrade to older technology like DSL even though it’s not as speedy as mmWave 5G.