Samsung, Cisco, Verizon Test 5G in Michigan
Samsung Electronics America, Cisco and Verizon said they did the first successful deployment of a multi-vendor, end-to-end 5G trial network in the field, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Verizon is preparing for customer trials of 5G technology for home broadband service…
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in five U.S. cities. “Each location offers a unique set of test parameters, including vendors, geographies, population densities and demographics, and the Ann Arbor location is the first to tackle a multi-vendor deployment of 5G,” the companies said in a Wednesday news release. “This trial highlights the readiness of key 5G technologies, paving the way for deployment of commercial 5G networks. This also demonstrates that service providers can deploy 5G networks specialized to their unique market needs by selecting individual network infrastructure components from a selection of multiple vendors.” The carrier has plans to lead the U.S. deployment of 5G (see 1705090035).