All the big three US MNOs can claim a 5G lead by some selected metric and meaningful comparisons are elusive. Verizon stole an early lead for headline speed by virtue of its millimeter wave capacity but only in the limited areas where users could get a signal, and has generally lagged behind T-Mobile USA and AT&T by most other metrics. The operator was therefore eager to trumpet a sustained increase in data traffic of 249% for its flagship 5G Ultra-Wideband network, between January 2021 and May 2022. This figure is rather meaningless on its own but does signify the traction being gained for 5G in the USA and Verizon’s increasing ability to capture some of the gains. Initially Verizon…