4G LTE & 5G Coverage In New Orleans

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	100%	87%
T-Mobile	98%	97%
Verizon	100%	97%
Dish	0%	98%

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

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

Millimeter Wave 5G

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

New Orleans Cell Signal Strength

There are 8,144 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of New Orleans. 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	15%	48%	37%	0%
T-Mobile	35%	48%	16%	1%
Verizon	24%	57%	19%	0%
Dish	10%	49%	39%	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, 4,239 hexes in New Orleans that fall in bodies water, along rivers, or near shorelines are excluded from the table above.

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In New Orleans

Coverage Critic has 32,437 crowdsourced data points from 627 map hexes within the boundaries of New Orleans. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	490	17,046
T-Mobile	498	15,105
Verizon	35	174

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Louisiana State-Wide Coverage Scores

Network	Coverage Score
Verizon	8.8 / 10
AT&T	8.7 / 10
T-Mobile	8.0 / 10

Data Sourcing

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

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