Verizon to Begin 5G User Trials in 11 Markets by Middle of Year
- No. 1 U.S. carrier seeking to accelerate mobile speed race
- Clusters of network nodes to beam broadband to homes, offices
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Verizon Communications Inc. will test faster fifth-generation mobile broadband service in 11 markets in the first half of this year as the nation’s largest wireless carrier tries to take the lead in the 5G race.
Working with equipment partners including Ericsson AB and Samsung Electronics Co., Verizon will beam 5G signals to a test group of homes and businesses in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Atlanta; Bernardsville, New Jersey; Brockton, Massachusetts; Dallas; Denver; Houston; Miami; Sacramento, California; Seattle; and Washington, D.C., according to a statement released as part of Mobile World Congress, which starts this week in Barcelona.