Verizon 'Very Confident' C-Band Use Is Imminent
Verizon is “very, very confident, certain that the availability of C band is imminent,” said Ronan Dunne, outgoing Verizon Consumer Group CEO, at a Barclays virtual financial conference Wednesday. The C band will “augment our millimeter wave for the next…
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push on 5G,” he said. Verizon and AT&T proposed temporary voluntary power limits and antenna restrictions on C-band deployments near airports as they seek to turn the band on (see 2111240062). Dunne said the recently closed Tracfone buy (see 2111230038) is also important to Verizon’s future and will allow the carrier to expand its customer base: “Our timing on Tracfone couldn't have been more perfect.” The buy means Verizon’s ability to bring in billions of dollars through the FCC emergency broadband benefit program is “significantly enhanced,” Dunne said.