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11 cities prepare for 5G wireless pilot

11 cities prepare for 5G wireless pilot

March 6, 2017

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In a grab at the future of wireless, 11 cities are looking to benefit from a Verizon Wireless pilot program that deploys the company’s first 5G network.

The telecom’s move has prompted CIOs to forecast greater momentum for smart city technologies, economic development and connectivity for low income residents. Verizon publicized its decision to deploy the network on Feb. 22 with launch plans set for the first half of the year. In comparison to Verizon’s 4G LTE, the new network’s speeds are expected to be exponentially faster, jumping from peak downloads speeds of 50 megabits per second to up to 10 gigabits. That top speed would represent about 10 times what services like Google Fiber offer.

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