Verizon awards 5G contract to Ericsson
· Companies to deploy commercial 5G network in select US markets in second half of 2018 · Ericsson to provide 5G Core network, 5G Radio Access Network (RAN), transport and associated services · First pre-standard deployment paves the way for accelerated 5G commercialization of 3GPP-standards based solutionsVerizon has selected Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) to provide networking equipment for their commercial 5G launch. Verizon will deploy the pre-standard 5G commercial radio network and the 5G Core network in select markets in second half of 2018. The companies are demonstrating