Verizon, Ericsson, and Qualcomm Technologies has successfully trialed Dynamic Spectrum Sharing, a technology that allows 5G service to run on multiple spectrum bands (the invisible radio frequencies that wireless signals travel over), including those historically reserved for 4G LTE services.
When commercially deployed in the near future, this new technology will allow Verizon to use its full portfolio of current spectrum resources to serve both 4G and 5G customers, maximizing 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.
With Dynamic Spectrum Sharing, when customers move outside Verizon’s 5G coverage area, their 5G-enabled devices will remain on 5G technology using lower bands of spectrum.
Adam Koeppe, SVP of Network Planning, Verizon
Dynamic Spectrum Sharing will allow us to allocate those resources in real time so we use our current spectrum effectively while also providing our customers the precise experience they need.
Joe Glynn, VP, Business Development, Qualcom Technologies
DSS is a game changing technology that is imperative to drive a faster transition to commercial 5G global rollout.
