D.C. will be among the cities where Sprint initially activates a 5G network.

The communications giant said that it plans to launch the mobile network with “blazing fast” speeds in the first half of 2019, but didn’t specify the launch date further. A total of nine markets will be part of the initial rollout, with more coming in the future. Washington Business Journal first reported the news locally.

In D.C., it has already deployed Massive MIMO technology, which Sprint said are cell sites capable of handling 10 times the capacity of LTE networks. Speeding up 5G deployment has also been a talking point in Sprint’s $26 billion merger deal with T-Mobile.

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