iPhones

Now that people have their hands on the first Apple Inc. 5G iPhones, they will see service indicators showing either 5G, 5G E, 5G UW or 5G+, a battling iconography that says fifth-generation wireless has finally arrived. Mobile-service providers, like any consumer company, can’t resist the opportunity to slap on a logo or coin a buzzy new abbreviation. The five bars that measure signal strength weren’t enough -- the carriers have now each crafted their own unique symbols to help brand the 5G experience. Can you blame them? Verizon Communications Inc., T-Mobile US Inc. and AT&T Inc. each have invested…