5.0 GHz band on Q5?

Hi, Does the BlackBerry Q5 can use the 5 GHz band of a Wi-Fi network? I found this page where it says "[...] your device tries to connect in the 5.0 GHz band unless the signal strength at the 2.4 GHz [...]" but I found multiple threads where people say it just can't use the 5 GHz band at all :  http://help.blackberry.com/en/blackberry-q5/10.3.2/help/mes1335375421330.html Thanks alot for your answers!

I've got a dual band router and it does not see the 5Ghz band.

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