Will Oakland be the next Verizon 5G Smart City?

Verizon has launched its 5G service and plans to expand the tech to entire municipalities as 5G smart cities. The company announced that it will be launching 5G in 30 cities across the country by the end of 2019.

5G smart cities carry the fastest data speeds and the potential for more intelligent transportation and traffic applications, more bandwidth and greater network resources to first responders. However, some cities and residents already report concerns with services being available only in downtown and more affluent areas. Others complain about the devices that are required to be installed which including radiation emissions.

Verizon 5G has launched in California areas like San Diego already. It plans to do the same in Oakland, CA. I attended a listening session in Oakland, CA on August 26, 2019 to talk with community stakeholders and Verizon leaders about what 5G can do to address pressing issues in Oakland and how to ensure a healthy community partnership.

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