Verizon looks at 5G markets where municipalities are progressive about new tech

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Verizon’s Ed Chan didn’t exactly spill the beans about where Verizon will launch commercial 5G residential broadband services next year—that would be rather peculiar if he did—but he did give a few insights into the decision-making process.

Verizon announced it will launch the first commercial application of next-generation broadband services in three to five U.S. markets in 2018, starting with Sacramento (CA). The operator didn’t name the other markets and simply said more information would be provided at a later date. When asked about the selection process during a Barclays investor conference on Dec 7, Chan said that there are multiple things at play, including results of market trials. Generally speaking, it’s important to get the right municipalities involved, not just geography-wise. “We wanted to go after a set of cities” that could be highlighted as 5G cities, so they went through the economics of the right density and places and considered which municipalities were more progressive about new technologies.


Verizon looks at 5G markets where municipalities are progressive about new tech