If you’re from Mississippi, you probably know a few things about Wiggins. Maybe you’ve enjoyed the recreation at Flint Creek Water Park or stopped into the Whistle Stop Café for a roast beef po’ boy smothered in brown gravy.

But if you’ve only passed through town on Hwy. 49, here’s another reason to stop and explore: new C Spire 5G, which is providing faster speeds for residents and visitors who use our wireless network.

C Spire network engineers have been busy lately adding 5G and other network enhancements around the state, with plenty more on the docket to install soon.

In the latest round of 5G enhancements, our team has deployed the technology at 10 sites in and around Oxford, as well as at several urban and rural locations throughout the Gulf Coast region—including Gulfport, Moss Point, Lucedale, Kiln, Saucier, Gautier, Pass Christian and Beaumont.

There’s nothing more exciting in 2021 than seeing the “5G” wireless icon pop up in the top corner of your new, 5G-enabled phone. And now, C Spire wireless customers around Mississippi are getting their first taste of the speeds those phones can handle.

With every shift in wireless technology, we become both more mobile and more connected. 5G is the fifth generation of wireless technology, and it promises speeds up to 100 times faster than 4G LTE networks. We know the highest speeds are still in the future. But isn’t it exciting to consider how 5G will change life as we know it?

As the buzz around 5G continues to grow, some continue to ring the alarm for potential health hazards related to this emerging cellular technology.

If you’re skeptical, you’re not alone.

It’s a fair question. Judging by some wireless carriers’ advertising, we aren’t even sure they know what 5G really is. Behind all the hype, the wireless industry has managed to give consumers very little clear information. To many, it’s just an empty buzzword.