Verizon says it’s exceeded its 2021 target for building out its 5G Ultra Wideband cells. Now, amongst FAA concerns over C-Band, Verizon is turning its investment attention to rapidly expanding its C-band airwaves deployment.
Along the way, it’s launching 5G Business Internet service today in:
- Athens, GA
- Knoxville, TN
- Tacoma, WA
The company passed its year-end target of 14,000 new Ultra Wideband sites, which feed its phone service, 5G Home internet and 5G Business Internet. That’s provided a 750% increase in 5G Ultra Wideband data use ahead of commercial deployment of the C-band spectrum that it won in last January’s auction.
Verizon says it’s securing agreements with tower partners and installing equipment to pursue its promise of providing Ultra Wideband to 100 million people using C-band airwaves by the end of the first quarter.
Overall, in an accelerated broadband rollout, 5G Home is available in five times the markets compared to 2020, 5G Business Internet in nearly three times the number of cities.