4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Milwaukee

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	100%	100%
T-Mobile	100%	100%
Verizon	100%	100%
Dish	0%	100%
US Cellular	100%	89%

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

Millimeter Wave 5G

Parts of Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee is likely sparse (mostly limited to dense, outdoor areas like popular parks or sports stadiums).

Milwaukee Cell Signal Strength

There are 2,299 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Milwaukee. 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	13%	74%	13%	0%
T-Mobile	71%	27%	2%	0%
Verizon	33%	65%	2%	0%
US Cellular	45%	54%	1%	0%
Dish	7%	81%	11%	0%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Milwaukee

Coverage Critic has 36,274 crowdsourced data points from 1,436 map hexes within the boundaries of Milwaukee. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	1,028	18,414
T-Mobile	717	8,978
Verizon	950	8,687

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Wisconsin State-Wide Coverage Scores

Network	Coverage Score
Verizon	8.0 / 10
AT&T	7.8 / 10
T-Mobile	7.2 / 10

Data Sourcing

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

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