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Tuesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Orlando's robust convention season is about to get even hotter
As we head toward the end of 2019, Central Florida's convention and trade show industry is heating up. And it's expected to only get hotter as we enter 2020. In fact, "the first six months of the year tend to be the busiest," said David Ingram, acting executive director of the Orange County Convention Center — the second-largest convention center in North America.
› Sarasota-Manatee gas prices poised to decline after 10-cent hike
Gas prices jumped early last week in Southwest Florida but have held steady in recent days. Pump prices are now poised to retreat after oil prices prices dropped on Black Friday, according to AAA. The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice market was $2.41 on Monday, AAA reported, up 10 cents from last week.
› New higher-speed Florida train has highest U.S. death rate
The first death involving a Brightline train, which officially launched in January 2018, happened in July 2017 during test runs. Since then, 40 more have been killed — a rate of more than one a month and about one for every 29,000 miles the trains have traveled.
› T-Mobile bringing first 5G coverage to South Florida. But it’s not what we’ve been waiting for.
On Dec. 6, T-Mobile will earn bragging rights as the first wireless carrier to offer 5G network coverage to the South Florida metro area, along with hundreds of other cities across the nation. With a flip of a switch, the carrier says 5G coverage will be available to 60 percent of the U.S. population. That’s 200 million consumers in more than 5,000 cities. But consumers shouldn’t get too excited just yet.
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