Online orders start Thursday, Sept.
13Verizon 5G Home broadband internet service goes
live Oct. 1
“5G is here,” said Hans Vestberg, Verizon Chief Executive Officer.
Continuing its legacy of consumer firsts, Verizon is launching
Verizon 5G Home, the world’s first commercial 5G broadband internet
service, on October 1. And beginning Thursday at 8am ET, U.S.
consumers can visit FirstOn5G.com to learn more about the service
and sign up to be a “First On 5G” Member. Verizon 5G Home will
initially be available in parts of Houston, Indianapolis, Los
Angeles and Sacramento. It is built on Verizon’s Ultra Wideband 5G
network. Verizon is the first company to bring 5G broadband
internet service to consumers and is expected to be the first to
offer 5G mobile service.
Verizon has spearheaded the 5G ecosystem for three years, with
its 5G Technology Forum, 5G Labs, work with international standards
bodies, and collaboration with network equipment and device makers.
Further advancing 5G, the company isn’t waiting for the most recent
technical standards to deliver 5G Home, pushing ahead with its own
proprietary 5G standard in this initial commercial launch. “To be
first, we encouraged others in the ecosystem to move more quickly
at every step,” said Vestberg. “We appreciate the partnership of
network equipment makers, device manufacturers, software developers
and chip makers in reaching this critical milestone. The entire
wireless industry gets to celebrate.”
The world’s first commercial 5G service,
Verizon 5G Home, is live on Oct 1; service is available for order
on Thursday
Starting Thursday at 8am ET, consumers can order Verizon 5G Home
at FirstOn5G.com. By being an early Member, consumers in Houston,
Indianapolis, Los Angeles and Sacramento will get Verizon 5G Home
free for three months as part of a special introductory offer
available to “First On 5G” Members. After that introductory period,
current Verizon Wireless customers with a qualifying smartphone
plan will pay $50 per month for the service, while non-Verizon
Wireless customers will pay $70 per month. This monthly charge
includes all taxes and fees, and does not require an annual
contract. There are no additional hardware costs. Verizon 5G Home
customers should expect typical network speeds around 300 Mbps and,
depending on location, peak speeds of nearly 1 Gbps, with no data
caps. Verizon 5G Home is ideal for consumers looking to “cut the
cord” or upgrade from their current cable service.
5G Home customers will also get YouTube TV free the first three
months ($40/month thereafter) and a free Apple TV 4K or Google
Chromecast Ultra device at installation. YouTube TV offers more
than 60 networks including ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, popular cable and
local sports networks and a cloud DVR, with no storage space
limits. With Chromecast Ultra, you can stream from thousands
of apps or browse over 200,000 TV shows & movies, 30 million
songs, plus radio, sports, games, and more. Apple TV
4K delivers a stunning cinematic experience at home with
support for both 4K and High Dynamic Range (HDR), offering
customers an unmatched selection of 4K HDR movies and TV shows from
iTunes, Netflix, and Prime Video, and Siri and the Apple TV
App make it simple to find and play exactly what
you want. Other “First On 5G” membership exclusives
include:
- Free white glove installation and equipment.
You get professional installation and set-up of all Wi-Fi devices,
as well as a free router and router upgrades as they become
available in 2019.
- 5G Mobile devices. You get the ability to be
first in purchasing new 5G mobile devices as soon as they hit the
market in your area.
- 5G Dedicated service. You get dedicated 5G
expert representatives providing world-class support.
Become a “First On 5G”
member
Starting October 1, Verizon 5G Home will be available initially
in certain neighborhoods in Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles and
Sacramento. Verizon will rapidly expand its coverage area once we
can install the new standards-compliant equipment from our vendors.
And on Thursday, you sign up at FirstOn5G.com to become a “First On
5G” Member. You’ll receive updates on when 5G is coming to you, and
we’ll keep you apprised of 5G-related news and offers, including
the launch of Verizon’s 5G mobility service.
“’First On 5G’ Members get early access to Verizon 5G Home and
are first in line for new services, including 5G mobility,” said
Tami Erwin, Verizon’s wireless operations leader. “You want an
opportunity to cut the cord with your cable company? Now you can
cut the cord and go cable free, while getting fast, reliable home
internet service over the hottest new technology.”
5G Home is built on the world’s first and
only 5G Ultra Wideband network
Verizon 5G Home is unique because it’s built on Verizon’s 5G
Ultra Wideband network. 5G is only as good as the network it’s
built on and Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband network is the only 5G
network that combines:
- End-to-end deep fiber resources throughout the network
- A large deployment of small cells
- Critical, and best-in-class spectrum holdings, particularly in
the millimeter wave bands, the only spectrum with the bandwidth to
realize the full 5G potential for capacity, throughput and
latency
“To deliver the full potential of 5G, a wireless network
provider must have three fundamental assets: deep fiber resources,
a large deployment of small cells and critical spectrum holdings.
That’s Ultra Wideband,” said Kyle Malady, Verizon’s chief
technology officer. “We will deliver a revolutionary 5G
experience that will change how people live, work and play.”
Verizon is first in the world to deliver
a commercial 5G service, with plans for rapid 5G broadband internet
expansion and 5G mobility service
For three years, Verizon has led the way developing and
deploying 5G, thereby accelerating 5G innovation and now, its
introduction. In 2015, we created the 5G Technology Forum, bringing
together key partners like Ericsson, Qualcomm, Intel and Samsung --
to move the entire 5G ecosystem forward. 5G Technology Forum’s
technical work resulted in the release of the 3GPP 5G New Radio
(NR) standard in December, 2017. And in 2018, Verizon has achieved
a series of technological "firsts" with our 5G technology partners,
including:
- First video call placed over a pre-commercial 5G connection on
a prototype 5G device at the 2018 Super Bowl with Samsung
in February
- First 5G NR data transmission in a lab with Nokia and
Qualcomm in February
- First two-way data transmission of 3GPP 5G NR and the first use
of multi-carrier aggregation to boost the signal into Gbps range
-- outdoors -- with Nokia in June
- First transmission of a 5G NR signal to a receiver in
a moving vehicle with Nokia in August
- First data transmission on a commercially deployed 5G NR
network in Washington DC in September with Nokia
- First data transmission over commercial 5G NR network equipment
to a prototype smartphone device in Minneapolis with Ericsson and
Qualcomm in September
Verizon has led the technology industry with our clear focus on
bringing 5G service to consumers as quickly as possible. That’s why
our 5G Home service is built on our proprietary 5G TF standard; we
are able to deliver results and a 5G network faster than waiting
for the formal 3GPP 5G NR standard to be incorporated into network
equipment, devices, chipsets and software. As our 5G technology
partners bring that hardware, software, chipsets and devices to
market on the 3GPP 5G NR standard, we'll upgrade First On 5G
Members to that equipment at no charge. When new network equipment
is available and introduced, we’ll expand our 5G broadband internet
coverage area quickly and bring 5G to additional cities.
“We spent the last three years
driving the industry to bring 5G to consumers as soon as possible,”
said Ronan Dunne, head of Verizon’s wireless business. “We
developed early standards that allowed the industry and hardware
and software manufacturers to build solutions more quickly. As a
result of this initiative and ongoing collaboration, we will
rapidly deliver the promise of 5G to our customers.”
Learn more about Verizon’s plans for 5G at
https://www.verizon.com/about/our-company/5g. Additional materials
for media are available here: http://www.verizon5gmedia.com/.
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