Verizon to expand 5G Ultra Wideband availability using CBRS spectrum
June 14 2022 - 8:00AM
Verizon customers will soon see an increase in capacity and speed
on the 5G Ultra Wideband network with the addition of 5G service
running over CBRS spectrum. Today, Verizon, along with strategic
partner Ericsson, announced it has completed a 5G data session
using CBRS General Authorized Access (GAA) spectrum. This trial
indicates that Verizon and its vendors are ready to support 5G on
both shared and Priority Access License (PAL) CBRS spectrum, which
will supplement Verizon’s current deployment of 5G service over
C-band and mmWave spectrum. With 5G Ultra Wideband data usage
having increased 249%, the expansion of 5G service onto this
spectrum band will help meet customers’ future needs.
“The use of GAA and PAL licensed CBRS spectrum for 5G service
further strengthens our already robust spectrum portfolio and will
lead to an even better customer experience when using Verizon 5G
Ultra Wideband,” said Kyle Malady, EVP and President, Global
Networks and Technology. “Verizon leads the industry with the
strongest spectrum portfolio across low, mid and high band
spectrum. Our strong spectrum position is a result of multi-year
strategic planning and investment.”
Historically, Verizon has used shared and licensed CBRS spectrum
to supplement its low and mid band deployment of 4G LTE service and
private network offerings. With this successful trial and CBRS
licenses in markets across the nation, Verizon is positioned to
expand its 5G network to this new spectrum in parallel with its
ongoing 5G deployment on C-band. This expansion will support
Verizon’s core areas of growth and innovation across mobility,
nationwide broadband, mobile edge compute and business solutions,
the value market and network monetization.
The CBRS band is made up of 150 MHz of 3.5 GHz shared spectrum.
CBRS uses multi-tiered sharing with existing incumbents. Tier 1 are
incumbents with protected status, including: DoD Navy ship radars,
registered fixed satellite stations (Receive-only earth stations).
Tier 2 are Priority Access Licenses (PAL), while Tier 3 is for
General Authorized (GAA) channels. The FCC has authorized shared
use and priority access use of this band for commercial wireless
data, and Verizon has been leading the way in creating an ecosystem
around the use of CBRS spectrum.
About the trial
The trial took place in Minneapolis, MN using two channels of
40Mhz (each) CBRS spectrum GAA. Using the advanced feature of
carrier aggregation in the CBRS band 3550-3700, radio and core
equipment from Ericsson, and a mobile test platform trial device,
peak downlink speeds reached 700+ Mbps.
Media contact: Karen
Schulz864.561.1527Karen.Schulz@verizon.com
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