Over the last couple of weeks, we've been seeing a steady trickle of new data and download expectations from T-Mobile and Sprint about their hopes for a combined 5G network in the US.  

One thing that is now clear to me from this recent plethora of new information, however, is that users of actual mobile 5G services will not be experiencing gigabit -- or close to gigabit -- downloads via mobile 5G in the near future.