4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Little Rock

The table below shows the proportion of Little Rock with coverage from different cellular technologies.

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	100%	99%
T-Mobile	100%	99%
Verizon	100%	96%
Dish	0%	98%

Don't be alarmed by Dish's lack of 4G coverage in Little Rock. Dish has a newly-built network that's 5G-only.

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

US Cellular does not have native coverage in Little Rock. However, some US Cellular subscribers may still have coverage in Little Rock thanks to roaming agreements.

Millimeter Wave 5G

Parts of Little Rock have millimeter wave 5G coverage. This novel celluar technology offers extremely fast speeds, but the coverage potential is limited. Millimeter waves aren't well-suited for traveling long distances.

Network	Millimeter Wave
Verizon	✓
AT&T	?
T-Mobile	?

Millimeter wave coverage in Little Rock is likely sparse (mostly limited to dense, outdoor areas like popular parks or sports stadiums).

Little Rock Cell Signal Strength

There are 2,881 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Little Rock. The table below shows the proportion of hexes at various levels of signal strength. Where both 4G and 5G coverage is available, data is drawn from whichever technology offers a stronger signal.

Network	Strong	Decent	Weak	None
AT&T	11%	69%	20%	0%
T-Mobile	37%	55%	8%	0%
Verizon	29%	68%	4%	0%
Dish	14%	67%	16%	2%

For most purposes, decent signals are perfectly sufficient. Weak or non-existent signals cause far greater degradation in user experience.

Due to data-reliability concerns, 60 hexes in Little Rock that fall in bodies water, along rivers, or near shorelines are excluded from the table above.

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Little Rock

Coverage Critic has 37,734 crowdsourced data points from 1,005 map hexes within the boundaries of Little Rock. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	851	27,339
T-Mobile	378	2,047
Verizon	636	8,261

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Arkansas State-Wide Coverage Scores

Network	Coverage Score
Verizon	8.8 / 10
AT&T	8.6 / 10
T-Mobile	7.8 / 10

Data Sourcing

Coverage maps draw on data from the FCC's Broadband Data Collection and Coverage Critic's crowdsourcing.

The coverage information for Little Rock is rated as medium-high confidence. Documentation is available elsewhere covering limitations of Coverage Critic's approach.