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Earlier this week, Verizon Wireless announced that it will be rolling out 100MHz of C-band spectrum in various parts of the country. When this rolls out, the existing 60MHz spectrum deployed in 5G markets will nearly double. This means that Verizon will be able to offer its 5G network at significantly higher speeds. The improvement also means that more customers can be accommodated by Big Red.
Verizon’s EVP and President of Global Networks and Technology, Kyle Malady, said:
“This increase from using 60MHz to 100MHz of C-band – which we will ultimately have available in many markets across the US – allows us to support more network traffic, deliver even better performance to our customers and add new products and services on top of the mobile and fixed wireless access solutions we provide today.”
In a trial, the engineers at Verizon were able to test run 100MHz of C-band spectrum, to which they peaked at 1.4Gbps download speeds. This was a speed obtained near active cell sites. Away from those towers, the engineers only reached a speed of 500Mbps.
The upgrade to the network has been released earlier than the original plan. Verizon, however, did not disclose where these 100MHz spectrum towers were deployed first.
You can read more about the report here.
Source: PhoneArena
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