Verizon on Monday announced that it will begin launching its 5G Ultra Wideband network to additional U.S. cities this year. The wireless carrier has reached an agreement with satellite providers to gain early access to the C-band spectrum. The carrier purchased the spectrum through an FCC auction in 2021.
While it was originally planned for full clearance by December 2023, it seems that Verizon is jumping well ahead of its intended schedule. Verizon now expects to deploy 5G Ultra Band Wideband service to at least 60 MHz of the spectrum. In some areas, it could switch on up to 100 MHz of the spectrum.
The network is expected to expand to larger areas with higher population densities. These could include metropolitan areas like Atlanta, Denver, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. Verizon hopes to cover as many as 175 million people with its 5G network before the end of 2022.
Apple device owners will be able to take advantage of this development since more Apple devices are now 5G-compatible. These include the newly released iPad Air 5 and the iPhone SE 3.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via The Mac Observer