Ericsson Awarded 5G Networking Equipment Contract by Verizon

(Source: Zacks.com) Ericsson (ERIC – Free Report) has been selected by Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ – Free Report) to provide networking equipment for the latter’s commercial 5G launch. Verizon is scheduled to deploy the pre-standard 5G commercial radio network and the 5G Core network in certain markets in the second half of 2018.