Ed Chan, chief network engineering officer at Verizon, told an investor conference the operator aimed to cover 90 million points-of-presence (PoPs) with C-Band spectrum by the end of the year, in its latest progress update.
The executive told a Cowen and Company conference Verizon aimed to cover 100 million PoPs by Q1 2022 and offered assurances satellite service providers currently using the Category-A portion of the C-Band spectrum were on track to clear the frequencies by the end of this year.
Verizon tapped Samsung and Ericsson [1] to deploy radio equipment, with Chan noting it aims to have between 7,000 and 8,000 sites by end-2021. He said the operator planned to also deploy CBRS equipment at some of these, with a focus on more densely-populated markets.
By the year-end, the operator expects to be 90 per cent of the way towards a target of covering 100 million people in 46 markets with C-Band by early 2022.
Verizon committed almost $53 billion on C-Band spectrum, comprising the purchase price [2] and cost of reimbursing satellite service providers for vacating the frequencies.
[1] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/home-banner/ericsson-samsung-verizon-c-band
[2] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/home-banner/verizon-banks-on-c-band-wins-to-drive-revenue
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