Company operating largest proving ground for 5G technology
NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2017 /CNW/ -- Verizon will deliver
5G pre-commercial services to select customers in 11 markets
throughout the country on its newly built 5G network. Verizon's 5G
build is the largest proving ground in the world and encompasses
several hundred cell sites that cover several thousand customer
locations. Verizon will begin offering 5G to pilot customers during
the first half of 2017 in the following metropolitan areas:
Ann Arbor, Atlanta, Bernardsville (NJ), Brockton (MA), Dallas, Denver, Houston, Miami, Sacramento, Seattle and Washington, D.C. This is another important
step in commercializing gigabit broadband service to homes and
offices via a wireless 5G connection. This implementation of 5G
technology leverages the close collaboration with Verizon's 5G
Technology Forum (5GTF) partners.
"Ericsson's partnership with Verizon in rolling out 5G customer
trials is accelerating the global 5G ecosystem," said Rima Qureshi, Head of Region North America,
Ericsson. "These end-to-end solutions are a key step for preparing
Verizon's network for commercial deployment with different 5G
scenarios and use cases."
"The tremendous progress we have made with Verizon in
commercializing 5G represents our companies' mutual focus on
delivering the highest level of innovation to our customers," said
Woojune Kim, Vice President, Next Generation Business Team, Samsung
Electronics. "The 5G systems we are deploying will soon provide
wireless broadband service to homes, enabling customers to
experience cost-competitive, gigabit speeds that were previously
only deliverable via fiber."
Pioneering 5G technology and accelerating global
commercialization
Verizon's network legacy is rooted in being the first to deliver
to customers next-generation wireless technology, coast to coast,
before any other carrier. With 5G, Verizon is once again poised to
usher in a new era of network technology, setting the pace for both
5G technical development and its emerging eco-system. The Verizon
5GTF delivered an open specification for 5G fixed wireless that is
immediately implementable.
"5G technology innovation is rapidly evolving," said
Adam Koeppe, Vice President, Network
Planning at Verizon. "Network density is increasing to meet the
demands of customers, and following the FCC's aggressive action on
5G spectrum, the time is right to deliver the next generation of
broadband services with 5G."
The 5GTF ecosystem partners are well on their way to
commercializing chipsets, infrastructure products, and consumer
devices based on the 5GTF specification. Chipsets built for
enabling 5G are now becoming available from Verizon 5G Technology
Forum partners including, Ericsson, Intel, Qualcomm Technologies,
Inc. and Samsung. Verizon continues to strengthen partnerships
within the 5G ecosystem globally. Deep technical work is occurring
with long-standing partners in the industry. Collaborative 5G
activities with international telecommunications giants in
Japan, Korea, and Canada are geared towards further accelerating
global commercialization of 5G.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in
New York City, has a diverse
workforce of 160,900 and generated nearly $126 billion in 2016 revenues. Verizon operates
America's most reliable wireless network, with 114.2 million retail
connections nationwide. The company also provides communications
and entertainment services over mobile broadband and the nation's
premier all-fiber network, and delivers integrated business
solutions to customers worldwide.
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