14 | Verizon brags about Q4, but didn’t add as many subs as expected | ----------- | |
FierceWireless: Wireless | 2021-01-27 04:00 | ????0? | |
The company ended the year with more than 2% growth in wireless service revenue – “a very strong year that put us in a good position” going into 2021, said CEO Hans Vestberg during the company’s earnings conference call on Tuesday. Granted, it was a very different year with the Covid pandemic, but Verizon still hit its strategic milestones, he said. Voice services have been reality since decades and the industry wants to continue their success story in wireless networks also with 5G. Find out the technology aspects behind incorporating voice services in 5G networks and outlines possible deployment scenarios. To achieve best user experience, we will also demonstrate how to test voice capabilities of 5G smartphones in different deployment scenarios by using the unique R&S®CMX500 radio communication tester and the R&S®CMsquares 5G test software solution from Rohde & Schwarz.When it comes to 5G, “we have a big year in front of us,” he said. Verizon is going to almost double the amount of 5G Ultra Wideband sites, with 14,000 new sites coming in 2021, and it expects to add more than 20 cities for Ultra Wideband. At the same time, it will be focusing on the 5G MEC, with 10 sites being launched for the public offering while scaling the network for the private side.The C-band auction, which shattered all expectations with a record $81 billion haul, is just entering the next phase and while the winners are not yet known, Verizon may have spent as much as $40 billion in the auction. Analysts at New Street Research said they expect Verizon will be in an “uncomfortable position” for the next 24 months at least, “with a network that is inferior to T-Mobile’s and pricing that is 20% above.”Verizon will have to work hard to hang onto its subscriber share and premium brand position while navigating the next couple years, wrote New Street’s Jonathan Chaplin. He and his colleagues expect T-Mobile to become more aggressive in rolling out its 2.5 GHz spectrum and cable to continue taking share in wireless. That said, “Verizon’s management team has so far done a phenomenal job with a difficult hand, and their likely massive investment in C-band could help stave off a devastating loss of share.” -- ???????? | |||
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