Verizon upgrades network for Dallas customers

Recent upgrades include new cell site, expanded 5G coverage, upgraded fiber capacity and additional bandwidth to provide an exceptional experience for customers

DALLAS, June 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon has recently made major upgrades to the network serving customers in Dallas, TX. These upgrades are part of a multi-year redesign of its network architecture to stay ahead of exponential data usage increases, upgrade the technology in the network, and to pave the way for personalized customer experiences. Network upgrades in Dallas include deploying new cell sites to extend coverage and capacity in local communities. They also include adding more capacity on fiber optic cables to move more data through the network and adding bandwidth to the cellular network to accommodate new services like wireless internet service for homes and businesses. Specifics on the upgrades include:

• Engineers have deployed 5G Ultra Wideband service using Millimeter Wave (mmWave), its premium, high-band spectrum which allows for extremely fast speeds and massive capacity as well as C-band spectrum designed for fast speeds, high capacity and wide coverage. With the recent deployments and upgrades, 97% of people in Dallas now have access to 5G service from Verizon. Verizon Engineers have deployed 5G Ultra Wideband service using its C-band spectrum designed for high capacity and wide coverage. Most notably, Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband service is now available through new cell sites recently deployed providing service at Katie Jackson Park and the surrounding residential area, throughout Aubrey north of Highway 380, at Samuell Grand Park and the surrounding area, along I-30 east of downtown Dallas, and in the Little Elm Community of Cross Oak Ranch. Engineers have also increased coverage throughout Collin County specifically in Frisco, Prosper, Celina and Melissa. Lastly, small cells are now providing 5G service in the Legacy Shops, the commerce district just north of Stonebriar Mall, and south of Toyota Stadium in Frisco covering local residential buildings and businesses in that area.
• Dallas’s exceptional 5G coverage uses a combination of mmWave spectrum and Verizon’s recently acquired C-band spectrum.  Verizon engineers are using 60 MHz of C-band spectrum to deliver 5G service to customers. By the end of the year, customers in Dallas will be able to take advantage of more than twice that amount of spectrum as it becomes available for 5G Ultra Wideband.  That additional bandwidth will turbo charge the service, offering significantly higher speeds, much greater capacity to accommodate more customers and more robust services.
• Even as engineers provide wireless service in more places, they are also enhancing the service by deploying leading edge, modernized technology in the area. Engineers have upgraded the hardware in many of the cell sites providing service throughout Dallas adding capacity for more data to be used by customers, providing power efficiency, and providing virtualization. This technology milestone allows Verizon to rapidly respond to customers’ varied latency and computing needs, and provides greater flexibility and agility in the introduction of new products and services. The move to a cloud-based, virtualized architecture with standardized interfaces in every part of the network leads to greater flexibility, faster delivery of services, greater scalability, and improved cost efficiency in networks.
• Lastly, the addition of 5G service and the many additional wireless solutions allow far more data to travel on the wireless network in Dallas. That exponential increase in data carried into and out of the cell sites serving the community requires upgraded fiber optic cable links.  Fiber optic cables are used to move data between cell sites and connect those sites to the rest of the network.  Verizon has increased the capacity on the fiber connections in many cell sites in the Dallas area so they can carry 10 times the amount of data. 

“We know customers count on us, and we work everyday to ensure we deliver for them. Our reliable, secure network connects families, friends, homes and businesses in Dallas, TX with best-in-class 5G Ultra Wideband technology,” said Phillip French, Vice President of Engineering and Operations for Verizon. “We’re committed to continuing to provide unmatched connectivity to all of our customers across Dallas.”