Verizon’s Network Has Attracted Customers and Consumed Airwaves
- Report found that mobile-service spectrum is running low
- Company says that its engineering and airwaves are unbeatable
Verizon 5G wireless signage at the company's booth during the Mobile World Congress Americas event in Los Angeles.
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Verizon Communications Inc. takes network quality seriously, so when a report this week showed how the company is facing an airwave capacity crunch in some cities, executives got a little defensive.
Wall Street analysts at LightShed Partners wrote a report saying Verizon had used up most of its available airwaves in several cities, including Miami and Chicago. Such airwaves are the life blood of the wireless business, the invisible pathways that carry all our Netflix shows and Instagram stories.