Verizon to deliver 5G at 7 Air Force Reserve Command installations
September 21 2021 - 7:56AM
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has selected Verizon Public
Sector to deliver its 5G Ultra Wideband mobility service to seven
Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) installations. The bases are
located in California, Florida, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania and Texas. The deployment will include c-band radios
installed outdoors at each AFRC facility, bringing higher speeds,
increased bandwidth and lower latency for the base personnel and
the surrounding community.
The award expands Verizon’s 5G portfolio with the federal
government, and the U.S. Air Force specifically. Titled Offer to
Lease (OTL) 2b, the win builds on Verizon’s OTL 1a and b win in
2019 to provide wireless improvements to ten Air Force bases, which
includes its work underway with Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband
deployment at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. Through its
involvement in the OTL program, Verizon is delivering 5G and other
enhanced wireless network services across 17 Air Force bases
throughout the United States.
Verizon’s 5G network is helping U.S. military leadership pursue
its most strategic digital transformation priorities. Air Force
leadership is committed to leveraging technology to support a
variety of innovations. This includes supporting flight line test
equipment, animated simulation and training, full-motion,
high-definition video to support telemedicine for its airmen, and
ultra-fast artificial intelligence for biometric
identification.
“Serving as an indispensable partner to the military and their
strategic digital transformation objectives is one of our highest
priorities,” said Jennifer Chronis, Senior Vice President for
Public Sector at Verizon. “Air Force leadership describes their
modernization as a transition from an industrial-age force to an
information-age force and Verizon Public Sector is their partner in
that journey, providing a 5G network with the right technology
solutions to meet their needs today, and into the future.”
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