Verizon continues 5G ultra-wideband deployment
Verizon expanded its ultra-wideband 5G service to Atlanta, unlocking a possible 1 million extra prospects and advancing a objective to cover 175 million folks by the year-end.
Thus far, Verizon coated roughly 113 million folks throughout 1,700 cities and plans to hit 250 million by the tip of 2024.
The ultra-wideband service makes use of Verizon’s mmWave and C-Band spectrum, and edge compute capabilities.
Verizon said the deployment in Atlanta was “18 months sooner than projected resulting from agreements” struck with satellite tv for pc service suppliers in March to clear C-Band spectrum.
Verizon spent near $53 billion on the spectrum, together with the acquisition worth and value of reimbursing satellite tv for pc corporations for clearing the frequencies sooner than an original deadline of end-December.
The Atlanta deployment included Hartsfield-Jackson Worldwide Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) expressed concern late in 2021 that AT&T and Verizon’s C-Band deployments might intrude with radio altimeters on aeroplanes.
After several delays, Verizon and AT&T began utilizing their C-Band spectrum in January.
In June, the FAA introduced an settlement had been reached with cellular operators relating to using C-Band spectrum close to airports.
