Verizon Plans to Offer 5G to Customers in 11 Markets in Coming Months

Verizon will deliver 5G pre-commercial services to some customers in 11 markets throughout the U.S. starting in the first half of the year, the carrier said Wednesday in a news release. “Verizon's 5G build is the largest proving ground in the world and encompasses several hundred cell sites that cover several thousand customer locations." The company plans to start offering 5G to pilot customers in: Ann Arbor, Michigan; Atlanta; Bernardsville, New Jersey; Brockton, Massachusetts; Dallas; Denver; Houston; Miami; Sacramento; Seattle and Washington, D.C. “This is another important step in commercializing gigabit broadband service to homes and offices via a wireless 5G connection,” Verizon said. The launch "leverages the close collaboration" with Verizon's 5G Technology Forum partners, the company said. The news release quotes officials from Ericsson and Samsung Electronics. "Ericsson's partnership with Verizon in rolling out 5G customer trials is accelerating the global 5G ecosystem," said Rima Qureshi, head of Region North America for Ericsson. "These end-to-end solutions are a key step for preparing Verizon's network for commercial deployment with different 5G scenarios and use cases."