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AT&T, Verizon trial 5G

WHILE 4G NETWORKS continue to roll out, U.S. giants AT&T and Verizon say that they are working to make 5G a reality.In the first of two separate news releases, AT&T said that in addition to working on technologies such as millimeter waves, network function virtualization (NFV), and software-defined networking (SDN), it plans to collaborate with Ericsson and Intel to work on 5G solutions in its labs starting in the second quarter of this year, with outdoor tests and trials over the summer.  The company said the field trials will help to guide its 5G standards contributions, and set the stage for widespread...