5G Business Internet from Verizon expands to 42 US cities

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The fixed-wireless offering powered by 5G Ultra Wideband is expanding rapidly and proving to be a excellent alternative to cable internet for US businesses.

Verizon Business
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Verizon Business has announced that its 5G Business Internet, a fixed-wireless Internet offering for businesses, is now available in parts of 42 US cities - a rapid expansion from the previous total of 24 announced back in April. The company is also offering a credit of up to $1,500 to offset early-termination fees for eligible customers switching to Verizon from another Internet provider. Its previously announced 10-year price lock guarantee for eligible new customers is still in effect, too.

5G Ultra Wideband

5G Business Internet from Verizon Business provides businesses of all sizes with an alternative to cable Internet. It provides a primary connectivity backbone to run their entire business, and a platform to help take advantage of burgeoning 5G technology. The offering is powered by 5G Ultra Wideband and includes professional installation with no digging required and a fast timeline to deployment. The company is also offering businesses multiple pricing and service options, and unlimited data.

“5G digital-transformation platform for tomorrow.”

Sampath Sowmyanarayan, Verizon Business.

“5G Business Internet customers get more than just a new kind of superfast Internet connectivity for today -- they also get a 5G digital-transformation platform for tomorrow," said Sampath Sowmyanarayan, Chief Revenue Officer of Verizon Business. "Professional installation from Verizon means easy setup and quick application deployments from the start, and, as 5G technology evolves, customers will also have a scalable framework for leveraging technologies like edge computing and IoT,” Sowmyanarayan continued. 

5G Business Internet provides a scalable digital-transformation platform to help businesses embrace advanced network services, software defined networking (SDN), security, multi-access edge compute (MEC), and more from Verizon Business’ portfolio. The company are making switching to them more appealing as customers moving to Verizon can receive a credit of up to $1,500 to offset early termination fees from their current provider.

42 US cities to benefit

The expanded 5G Business Internet availability now includes parts of Ann Arbor, MI; Akron, OH; Fresno, CA; Spokane, WA; Columbia, SC; Milwaukee, WI; Tampa, FL; St. Petersburg, FL; Memphis, TN; San Antonio, TX; Columbus, OH; Raleigh, NC; Durham, NC; Greensboro, NC; Seattle, WA; Tucson, AZ; Des Moines, IA; and New Orleans, LA. Verizon Business said additional cities will be announced on a rolling basis.

5G Business Internet complements Verizon Business’ portfolio of solutions which include 5G mobility, 5G Edge mobile-edge computing (MEC), OneTalk voice communications, BlueJeans by Verizon video-collaboration platform, IoT, advanced security solutions and managed network-as-a-service.

 

Rachael Sharpe
Rachael Sharpe

Rachael is a British journalist with 17 years experience in the publishing industry. Since launching www.digitalcameraworld.com, she’s been freelancing, and working for some of the world’s best-loved websites and magazines including T3.com and TechRadar.com and has also had a book, iPad for Photographers, published. A regular contributor at 5Gradar, Rachael is following the 5G market closely. Find out more at www.rachaelsharpe.com