Verizon Plans to Bring Wireless 5G Broadband to Sacramento
- Fifth-generation wireless service slated to start in late 2018
- Providers see 5G being used in driverless cars, robot surgery
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Verizon Communications Inc. plans to introduce a wireless competitor to home broadband internet services starting next year, betting it can persuade consumers to give up their cable and phone modems.
California’s capital, Sacramento, will be the first of as many as five cities where Verizon will begin selling a faster fifth-generation broadband service late next year that will challenge AT&T Inc. and rival cable providers.