Recent upgrades made by Verizon Communications Inc. to its 5G network in the Pittsburgh region are set to reach 1.85 million people in the greater metro area following a multi-year redesign effort.
The New York-based telecommunications giant said its 5G Ultra Wideband service reaches into the northern communities of Beaver Falls, Cranberry Township and Wexford as well as into residential communities like Peters Township and the suburbs of McCandless. It builds on the company's prior availability of this service in primarily dense, urban environments due to the limited range for which the company's 5G Ultra Wideband service can operate.
"We know customers count on us, and we work every day to ensure we deliver for them," Dean Brauer, vice president of engineering and operations for Verizon, said in a prepared statement. "Our reliable, secure network connects families, friends, homes and businesses in Pittsburgh with best-in-class 5G Ultra Wideband technology."
The expanded 5G Ultra Wideband service from Verizon follows the August 2022 rollout of the technology for residents and businesses in the primary urban part of Pittsburgh and its surrounding neighborhoods.
Verizon's (NYSE: VZ) Ultra Wideband version of 5G is a high-frequency and short-range millimeter wave spectrum of its 5G service, which is also available in the low-band sub-6GHz spectrum that is used more broadly throughout its national 5G coverage footprint. This high-frequency version of 5G, Verizon said, offers faster download speeds than its nationwide 5G service, but it's subject to shorter distance limitations compared to its low-band variant and therefore takes more time and resources to roll out.
