Verizon Plans to Launch 5G in 30-Plus Cities This Year
Verizon plans to launch a 5G ultra-wideband network in more than 30 U.S. cities in 2019, Verizon executives said at an investors meeting in New York. “Verizon 5G Mobility will launch in the first half of 2019, and Verizon 5G…
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Home will expand coverage to more markets in the second half of 2019,” the carrier said. 5G Mobility and 5G Home revenues “will begin to scale next year and are expected to contribute more meaningfully to growth in 2021.” A new mobile edge computing platform, to “enable real-time enterprise applications,” is planned for Q4, Verizon said. Verizon said its 4G LTE network now covers 2.6 million square miles: “The network coverage includes LTE Advanced features in 1,500 markets across the country, which provide significantly more capacity and faster peak data speeds.”