Verizon, Ericsson expand 4G LTE partnership, prep for 5G launch

ERICSSON SAID MONDAY that it has increased its U.S. footprint by expanding its 4G partnership with Verizon to include new markets.This extended partnership includes Ericsson Radio System 4G LTE equipment which, in addition to enabling the latest advances in 4G LTE capabilities, will provide a 5G-ready platform that will allow Verizon to rapidly transition sites to 5G when they deploy the service in those markets.The new markets will be deployed using Ericsson’s latest baseband and dual band radios, an optimized solution for widescale high-capacity deployment. The solution will be software upgradeable to 5G and will deliver CAT-M and NB-IoT for...