FULL STORY Verizon Wireless is planning to launch 5G technology in the second half of 2018 in Houston as part of the company's four-market plan to deploy residential 5G broadband service; transmitters and other required infrastructure are being moved into place with the sales of 5G service to begin in 2019. The company has been working on a network that would be capable of delivering speeds up to 1 gigabit per second, which could allow for faster downloads from streaming services like Netflix or Amazon Prime Video.
Verizon Wireless is planning to launch 5G technology in the second half of 2018 in Houston as part of the company's four-market plan to deploy residential 5G broadband service; transmitters and other required infrastructure are being moved into place with the sales of 5G service to begin in 2019. The company has been working on a network that would be capable of delivering speeds up to 1 gigabit per second, which could allow for faster downloads from streaming services like Netflix or Amazon Prime Video.