Verizon, Ericsson, and Qualcomm Technologies successfully trialed Dynamic Spectrum Sharing in a proof-of-concept demonstration in the US. This is a technology that allows 5G services to run on multiple spectrum bands, including those historically reserved for LTE services. When commercially deployed in the near future, this new technology will allow Verizon to use its full portfolio of existing spectrum resources to serve both 4G and 5G customers, maximising their experience on the Verizon network.
Running 5G technology on low or mid-band spectrum historically reserved for 4G will complement Verizon’s primary strategy of offering a keenly differentiated 5G Ultra Wideband service on mmWave spectrum. With Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband network, customers can enjoy near real-time experiences with high throughput, ultra-low latency and massive capacity. That means things like streaming 4K movies with virtually no buffering, video chatting with near zero lag and augmented reality that responds in near real-time.
Thanks to Dynamic Spectrum Sharing, customers' 5G-enabled devices will remain on 5G technology using lower bands of spectrum when they move outside Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband coverage area.
