Verizon Starting to Deploy C-Band Equipment for 5G

Verizon is starting to install C-band radio access network equipment from Ericsson and Samsung. Verizon was the top bidder in the auction, gaining an average of 161 MHz nationwide. “Although the initial spectrum won’t be cleared until the end of this year, Verizon and its vendor partners have already begun the work to ensure the super-fast 5G Ultra Wideband service using C-band is deployed to 100 million customers by March 2022,” the provider said Monday.