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Verizon Confirms "Multi-Spectrum" 5G Strategy

Jul 29, 2019, 4:46 PM by Rich Brome

Verizon has, for the first time, confirmed that it will deploy 5G in radio frequency bands beyond the short-range mmWave the company is using for its initial 5G launches so far. Verizon VP of network and technology Heidi Hemmer referred to a "multi-spectrum strategy" in comments to The Verge. "We will be using at some point in the future every band of spectrum that we currently own" for the company's 5G network, Hemmer said. But she declined to go into any detail about which bands might be used or — more importantly — when. Verizon is the only carrier that has yet to formally announce plans to deploy 5G in sub-6-GHz frequency bands. Its current 5G service in mmWave bands is fast, but coverage is limited to central downtown areas of major cities, and it does not reach indoors well.

Dec 1, 2021
Qualcomm will make a big push to bring high-speed mmWave 5G to more affordable phones in 2022, according to comments made by CEO Cristiano Amon during a Q&A session at the company's Snapdragon Summit event in Hawaii today. For a phone to support mmWave 5G, multiple specialty antenna modules need to be added, which can raise a phone's price by $50 – 100.

T-Mobile Rolling Out New Icon to Differentiate Fast 5G from Regular 5G

Sep 15, 2021
T-Mobile phones will soon display a new icon in the status bar to indicate when they are connected to 5G in a higher frequency band that offers faster data speeds. The icon will appear first on the newest iPhones, and the company is working with phone makers "to include this update on as many devices as possible".

Orbic Reaches Beyond Verizon's Orbit with the Magic 5G

Oct 7, 2021
The Orbic Magic 5G is now available with TracFone. This is the first Orbic phone for a US carrier other than Verizon.

AT&T Expands 5G Network, Details Plans for Next Year

Jul 14, 2021
AT&T today shared an update on the expansion of its 5G network, and shared plans for its 5G network going forward. The company's sub-6 GHz 5G network now covers 250 million people nationwide.

Verizon Signs $8.3 Billion Deal to Expand 5G Network

Jul 16, 2021
Verizon has entered into a multi-year, $8.3 billion deal with Ericsson to expand Verizon's 5G network. The deal covers new mid-band coverage in the C band, as well as continued build-out of existing low-band and mmWave networks.

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rwalford79

Jul 30, 2019, 1:54 PM

Me too me too

Is all I hear Verizon saying now....

tuminatr

I would bet companies don't do things like this on a whim. I have read that the plan has always been high frequencies in high population areas major cities lower frequencies in the rural areas for coverage distance.

I will say that the press has no...
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